The Central National Bank building is an Art Deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 skyscraper located in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

. Completed in 1929, it was one of the first skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

s in the city of Richmond not in the heart of the financial district. According to architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson, it and the West Hospital

West Hospital

thumb|200px|Plaque on hospital's west auditorium entranceWest Hospital is a building on the MCV Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University noted for its Art Deco architecture.The building, in Richmond's Court End, is in a crucifix shape...

 building, are the only two skyscrapers in Richmond to have used the fashionable Art Deco ziggurat-inspired setback

Setback (land use)

In land use, a setback is the distance which a building or other structure is set back from a street or road, a river or other stream, a shore or flood plain, or any other place which needs protection. Depending on the jurisdiction, other things like fences, landscaping, septic tanks, and various...

, and is among a handful in Virginia. When the bank later changed hands, it was known as the Central Fidelity Bank. It is presently vacant, awaiting redevelopment.