First National Bank Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
First National Bank Building, January 2012
Location	825--27 East Main St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates	37°32′17″N 77°26′13″W / 37.53806°N 77.43694°W / 37.53806; -77.43694
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1912 (1912)-1913
Architect	Bossom, Alfred Charles; Clinton, Charles W.
Architectural style	Neo-classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	82004586[1]
VLR No.	127-0381
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 12, 1982
Designated VLR	February 26, 1982[2]

First National Bank Building (also known as the Old First and Merchants National Bank Building and BB&T Bank Building) is a historic bank and high-rise office building located at 823 East Main Street in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It was designed by architect Alfred Bossom and built in 1912–1913. It is a 19-story, four bay by five bay, Classical Revival style steel frame building clad in brick, limestone, and granite. The building features rich architectural ornament that follows the Corinthian order both within and without. It was the first high-rise office tower to be built in Richmond.^[3] The First & Merchants Bank would eventually become Sovran Bank.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1] It is located in the Main Street Banking Historic District.

• List of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia

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