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National Register of Historic Places

Tower Building

On the National Register since 20179 years
Listed 2017Richmond
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About Tower Building

Tower Building, at 3212 Cutshaw Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 24, 2017. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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3212 Cutshaw Ave., Richmond · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Tower BuildingStart here
  2. 2Monument Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)Georgian Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3North Thompson Street Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4Kent Road VillageColonial Revival · 0.3 mi on
Around it

25 more Register listings within a mile

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

DScott's Addition Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.3 miDWest of Boulevard Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBRobinson HouseBuilt 18590.5 miBRichmond Locomotive and Machine WorksClassical Revival0.5 miDBoulevard Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.6 miBHome For Confederate WomenFederal Revival · Built 19320.6 miBUnited Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial BuildingStripped Classical0.6 miBByrd, William, HotelNeo-Classical Revival0.6 miBBroad Street StationNeo-Classical0.6 miD2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.7 miBConfederate Memorial ChapelGothic Revival0.7 miBBranch HouseTudor Revival · Built 19190.7 mi★Monument Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.7 miBEnglish VillageTudor Revival0.7 miBThomas Jefferson High SchoolArt Deco0.7 miBHiggins Doctors Office BuildingBuilding0.8 miBByrd TheatreItalian Renaissance0.9 miBCary Street Park and Shop CenterArt Deco0.9 mi
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DWest Broad Street Industrial and Commercial Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.9 miBSouthern Stove WorksBuilding0.9 miBTodd, E.M., CompanyBuilding0.9 miBVirginia Commission for the BlindBuilt 19401 miBJohn Whitworth HouseGreek Revival · Built 18351 miBAtlantic Motor Company (127-6163)Classical Revival1 miDHermitage Road Warehouse Historic District (Boundary Increase)District1 mi

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Questions about Tower Building

Is Tower Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 24, 2017 (Register number 100001854).

Is Tower Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Monument Avenue Historic District, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Tower Building?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.