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Seaboard Air Line Railway Building

Seaboard Air Line Railway Building
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building AKA Wainwright Building.JPG
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building, September 2013
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building is located in Virginia
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building is located in the US
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building
Location 221-229 W. Bute St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°51′10″N 76°17′30″W / 36.85278°N 76.29167°W / 36.85278; -76.29167Coordinates: 36°51′10″N 76°17′30″W / 36.85278°N 76.29167°W / 36.85278; -76.29167
Area .376 acres (0.152 ha)
Built 1925 (1925)-1926
Built by Nichols & Lindemann
Architect Neff & Thompson
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 12001271
VLR # 122-0060-0210
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 5, 2013
Designated VLR December 13, 2012

Seaboard Air Line Railway Building, also known as the Wainwright Building, is a historic office building located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1925-1926 as headquarters for Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It is a nine-story, 92,000 square-foot, steel reinforced concrete building. It is "V"-shaped and faced in textured yellow brick with numerous stone decorative elements in the Late Gothic Revival style.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The building was converted to luxury apartments in 2013 and is now known as The Wainwright Downtown.



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