| Markel Building | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 5310 Markel Road, Richmond |
| Coordinates | 37°35′04″N 77°29′58″W / 37.584319°N 77.499460°W |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Haigh Jamgochian |
The Markel Building is an office building commissioned by the Markel Corporation and designed by Haigh Jamgochian (1924–2019)[1][2] located on Markel Road just outside the city limits of Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. The building was inspired by a baked potato wrapped in foil served to Jamgochian while attending an American Institute of Architects' dinner. The exterior siding of each floor consists of a single 555-foot piece of aluminum, the longest unbroken pieces of aluminum ever used as siding material.[3]
The architect personally hammered some of the wrinkles on the top story. This is the only extant building by Jamgochian, the son of Armenian Genocide survivors.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places May 8, 2017.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Walters, Brandon. "The Visionary". styleweekly.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "A Guide to the Haigh Jamgochian Papers, circa 1930-2006". virginia.edu. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Markel Building". henrico.us. County of Henrico, Virginia. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Markel Building – DHR". Retrieved 2025-08-11.
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