The General Office Building (GOB) was programmed to accommodate the Reynolds Metals Company Corporate Headquarters’ expanding staff on the north side of the private road bisecting the suburban 121-acre property in Henrico County and across from the Executive Office Building (EXO). In 2000, EXO was added to the National Register of Historic Places. GOB continued on the classical idiom expressed in EXO’s architecture, adhered to the principles of its symmetry and formality, and utilized modern materials such as glass, steel, and especially aluminum, intended to project the company’s stature at the forefront of industry and commerce.