The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings located south of the Virginia State Capitol and west of the Shockoe Slip Historic District.

It is the location of a number of buildings built for or occupied by banking institutions.

Located in the district is the separately listed First National Bank Building.

[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, with a boundary increase in 2013.

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