Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Childsavers' WRVA Building

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

1. Childsavers' WRVA Building Marker

Inscription. Philip Johnson, one of the foremost architects of the 20th century, designed this building and its accompanying tower as a new headquarters for WRVA Radio. Dedicated in 1968, the structures were composted of poured concrete, and the windows simulated punches made by a machine. WRVA, founded by a local tobacco company in 1925, broadcast a powerful signal and was known as the "Voice of Virginia." ChildSavers, a nonprofit provider of mental health and child development services, acquired the WRVA Building in 2003. ChildSavers originated in 1924 when social reformer Martha Patteson Bowie Branch established the Children's Memorial Clinic in Richmond.

Erected 2018 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-118.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Communications • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 37° 31.955′ N, 77° 25.339′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Church Hill. It is at the intersection of North 22nd Street and East Grace Street

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, on the left when traveling north on North 22nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 N 22nd St, Richmond VA 23223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2204 E. Grace Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Richmond Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Historic Shockoe Valley (within shouting distance of this marker); 2210 E. Grace Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 260 N. 22nd Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 2214-2220 E. Grace Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 2119 E. Broad Street (about 300 feet away); 2205 East Broad Street (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Shockoe Valley (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

The Childsavers' WRVA Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

2. The Childsavers' WRVA Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,024 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.