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Blues Armory
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National Register of Historic Places

Blues Armory

On the National Register since 197650 years
Castellated StyleListed 1976Richmond
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Blues Armory

Blues Armory, at 6th and Marshall Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1976. The Register lists it for its military and architecture, at the state level. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArmory in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 93 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1910 to today

  1. 1910Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Blues ArmoryStart here
  2. 2Ninth Street Office BuildingClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3National TheaterItalian Renaissance · Built 1923 · next door
  4. 4St. Peter's ChurchRoman Revival · Built 1834 · next door
  5. 5St. Paul's ChurchGreek Revival · next door
Around it

68 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BStewart-Lee HouseGreek Revival · Built 18440.2 miBLoews TheatreMoorish Revival · Built 19280.2 miBDecatur O. Davis HouseSecond Empire0.2 mi★John Marshall HouseBuilt 17900.2 miBCentenary ChurchGreek Revival0.2 miDFifth and Main Downtown Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miDGrace Street Commercial Historic DistrictMission Revival0.2 miBCentral National BankArt Deco · Built 19290.2 miDGrace Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Colonial Revival0.2 miDMain Street Banking Historic District (Boundary Decrease)Italianate0.3 mi★Virginia State CapitolBuilt 17850.3 miBBell TowerFederal · Built 18240.3 miOVirginia Washington MonumentClassical Revival · Built 18490.3 miBVirginia State LibraryArt Deco · Built 19400.3 miBFirst Baptist ChurchGreek Revival0.3 miBGeorge Washington BuildingSkyscraper0.3 mi★City HallAmerican High Victorian Gothic · Built 18940.3 miBThe VirginiaBuilt 19060.3 mi
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BSecond Presbyterian ChurchGothic0.3 miBHancock-Wirt-Caskie HouseFederal · Built 18090.3 miBYoung Women's Christian AssociationSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miBPutney HousesItalianate0.3 mi★Valentine MuseumFederal · Built 18120.3 miBWilliam H. Grant HouseItalianate · Built 18570.3 miBBenjamin Watkins Leigh HouseFederal0.3 miBBolling Haxall HouseItalian Villa · Built 18580.3 miDFifth and Main Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Colonial Revival0.3 miDJackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.3 miDBroad Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Commercial0.3 miBFraternal Order of Eagles BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBThird Street Bethel A.M.E. Church (Boundary Increase)Built 18750.3 miDMaggie L. Walker National Historic Site (Additional Documentation) (NHS)District0.3 miBBranch BuildingCommercial0.4 miBStearns Iron-Front BuildingItalianate0.4 miBU.S. Post Office and CustomhouseItalianate · Built 18580.4 miBFirst National Bank BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBVirginia Mutual BuildingNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19210.4 miBVirginia Department of Highways BuildingStripped Classicism · Built 19370.4 miBMorson's RowItalianate · Built 18530.4 miBWilliam Beers HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi★Governor's MansionFederal · Built 18130.4 miBWilliams, Charlotte, Memorial HospitalSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 mi★Monumental ChurchGreek Revival0.4 mi★Egyptian BuildingEgyptian Revival · Built 18450.4 miBBarret HouseGreek Revival · Built 18440.4 mi★White House of the ConfederacyBuilt 18180.4 miBRichmond Academy of MedicineGeorgian Revival0.4 miBSt. Alban's HallBuilt 18690.4 miBCrozet HouseFederal · Built 18140.4 miDBlock 0-100 East Franklin Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miBLinden RowGreek Revival · Built 18470.4 miBKent-Valentine HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBJoseph P. Winston HouseBuilt 18730.4 miDBroad Street Commercial Historic DistrictCommercial0.4 mi★Jackson Ward Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miDShockoe Slip Historic District (Boundary Increase III)Italianate0.5 miBDonnan-Asher Iron-Front BuildingItalianate0.5 miBPlanters National BankRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBFirst African Baptist ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18770.5 miBHenry Coalter Cabell HouseGreek Revival · Built 18470.5 miDMonroe Ward (Additional Documentation)Federal0.5 mi★Ellen Glasgow HouseGreek Revival · Built 18410.5 miBJefferson HotelItalian Renaissance · Built 18950.5 miBTaylor-Mayo HouseGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBMasonic TempleRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18930.5 miBSteamer Company Number 5Italianate0.5 miDJackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase)Victorian Eclectic0.5 miBSixth Mount Zion Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Blues Armory

Is Blues Armory on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 17, 1976 (Register number 76002229).

Is Blues Armory a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Marshall House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Blues Armory?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Blues Armory?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 93 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41683109 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.