The Marquis Building in Staunton Virginia
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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The Marquis Building in Staunton Virginia
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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The Marquis building built in 1896, in the downtown historic district of Staunton, Virginia, was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by T.J. Collins for the former Confederate Captain J.C. Marquis. This gorgeous building is one of Staunton’s most celebrated treasures. Since its creation, the building has been home to a wide variety of businesses, including the Staunton National Bank from 1911 to 1957 and an antique emporium. It is currently a cigar/tobacco store.
A fun piece of folklore about the building:
A local police chief somewhere in the late 1800s or early 1900s made a habit of filing his fingernails on the marble column at the building’s entrance. The building’s corner location gave him the perfect angle to keep watch up and down Beverley and August streets, making if a favorite hangout. He spent so much time here that he wore a long groove in the column filing his nails.
Copyright 2020 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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January 29th, 2020
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