Plan of part of the City of Richmond, showing situation of proposed building

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Rather than a finished building, this plan maps where a proposed structure would sit among the streets and blocks of Richmond. Site plans like this were drawn to fix a building's lot lines, its position relative to neighboring streets, and its access, all of which mattered for approval and for how crowds would arrive and leave. Because the drawing shows a proposed building, it records an intention rather than a completed structure, and the theater category here suggests it was meant to be a place of public entertainment. Checking local building records would show whether the theater was built as planned.

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