Virginia National Bank Headquarters Historic District

Historic commercial building in Virginia, United States

United States historic place


Virginia National Bank Headquarters Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


36°50′44″N 76°17′23″W / 36.84556°N 76.28972°W / 36.84556; -76.28972
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1965 (1965)-1967
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Architectural style	Mid-Century Modern
NRHP reference No.	16000535^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 15, 2016

The Virginia National Bank Headquarters Historic District encompasses a skyscraper, parking garage, and public plaza in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Bounded by East Main and Atlantic Streets, Commercial Place, and Waterside Drive, it includes the 24-story Virginia National Bank building, constructed in 1965–67 to a design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of Virginia's leading architectural firms of the period. The accompanying plaza and garage formed part of the design, and are a significant example of mid-20th century architecture and landscape design principles. Its construction marked the start of a revitalization and transformation of downtown Norfolk.^[2]

In late 2015, plans were announced to convert the building to a 300-unit luxury apartment tower with ground-level retail. The building has been renamed the Icon Norfolk.^[3]^[4]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Virginia National Bank Headquarters Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
^ "Major Apartment Project Planned for Downtown Norfolk Tower". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
^ Icon Norfolk apartments website