Higgins Doctors Office Building

The Higgins Doctors Office Building is a historic commercial building at 1207-1211 E. Main St. in Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1954, it is a distinctive and unusual example of a round commercial building. It is a single story in height, with a flat roof. Its exterior walls are a combination of glass windows and concrete blocks with cross motif, with outside courtyard terraces. The entrances are set in recesses. The property's landscape continues a circular theme, with flower beds, fencing, and parking arranged in concentric patterns around the structure. It was designed by the Washington, DC firm of Deigert & Yerkes.[2]

Higgins Doctors Office Building
Higgins Doctors Office Building is located in Virginia
Higgins Doctors Office Building
Higgins Doctors Office Building is located in the United States
Higgins Doctors Office Building
Location1207-1211 E. Main St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′10″N 77°26′2″W / 37.53611°N 77.43389°W / 37.53611; -77.43389
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1954 (1954)
ArchitectDeigert & Yerkes
Architectural styleModern
NRHP reference No.100000987[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 2017

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Higgins Doctors Office Building" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-25.