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ArchitectureRichmond: Charles M. Robinson
ArchitectureRichmond has a profile of architect Charles M. Robinson, who designed a number of the neighborhood’s iconic buildings.
Charles M. Robinson (1867-1932) was one of the few Richmond architects to have an influence throughout Virginia. Most architects had practices confined to a single city or region. Robinson has major works spreading from Harrisonburg in the Shenandoah Valley to South Boston, Roanoke, Williamsburg and Norfolk.
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Robinson had a rare ability to produce a huge amount of work at a consistently high level. Depending on the client and budget his buildings can rage form being modest and sensible to being imposing and impressive. They are always are well built, logically planned, efficient and handsome. Robinson seemed to have a knack for creating architecturally impressive buildings for the notoriously stingy state, county and city school boards.
This was the Church Hill branch for the American National Bank that opened November 20, 1923. Beside it in the small building attached on the 25th Street side was the original temporary quarters for the bank while the big one was being built. The temporary offices opened on September 15, 1922.