{"nrhp_refnum":"98000451","name":"Hopewell Municipal Building","other_names":["DHR File No. 116-5001"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"300 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hopewell (Independent City)","county":"Hopewell","state":"VA","lat":37.30376525100007,"lon":-77.28770736899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-05-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Classical Revival municipal building at 300 Main Street in Hopewell, Virginia, built in 1925 as the city's first official courts building, with a three-story annex added in 1957.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a fine example of early 20th-century classical courthouse design, with clean lines and repeated patterns by architect Fred A. Bishop. It also reflects the growth of Hopewell, a World War I boomtown that survived fire, epidemic and economic decline. It sits near the center of the city's original street layout.","narrative":"Hopewell Municipal Building occupies an entire city block at 300 Main Street, facing the junction of Main, Broadway and Randolph streets. The original section was built in 1925 as the city's first official courts building and was designed by architect Fred A. Bishop. It has three stories, including a partly visible basement, with sandstone brick walls, stone lintels and sills, recessed brick panels, and a stone entablature with a dentil band. A portico with two Ionic columns shelters the main entrance. A three-story annex was added in 1957, and it has simpler detailing. Inside, a 1989 mural by Jay Bohannon depicts the history of Hopewell. The building is significant for its classical design, typical of early 20th-century courthouses in eastern Virginia, and for its link to the city's government. Hopewell grew from a World War I munitions boomtown, survived a 1915 fire, influenza and postwar decline, and chartered its government in 1916. The building remains in government use.","period_of_significance":"1925-1947","architect_builder":"Original Building: Fred A. Bishop/Miller Engineering Co.; Annex: J. Henley Walker Jr./Bogese, Inc.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current functions listed are City Hall, correctional facility and government offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.478957-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/6813/41681318/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/98000451.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000451/86adbaf62d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000451/86adbaf62d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Municipal_Building,_City_of_Hopewell,_Virginia_(2747752119).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Municipal_Building,_City_of_Hopewell,_Virginia_(2747752119).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681318","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopewell_Municipal_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15225079"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/hopewell/hopewell-municipal-building-98000451/"}