Tumblr Opens New Office in Richmond, Virginia [PICS]

You know what they say: Virginia is for bloggers.

Everyone’s favorite (re)blogging platform, Tumblr, is getting ready for a little Southern expansion. The company, which has its headquarters in New York City, is setting up a secondary shop in Richmond, Virginia.

“Why Richmond?” you might ask. As fate would have it, the company’s mobile app developers and community support team are already located in the area, so adding a Richmond office wasn’t such a stretch.

And we’re sure the startup’s recently announced $30 million round of funding didn’t hurt in making that decision, either. New funding and new office space might also mean new hires in the near future; we’ll keep an ear to the ground on that score.

Tumblr’s chosen the amusingly named Corrugated Box Building as its Virginia home. Located in the Old Manchester district, directly across the James River from downtown Richmond, the building is the type of open-floor-plan, renovated-warehouse communal environment so in vogue with startups these days. In fact, parts of the building are not unlike the buildings where Twitter and other San Francisco-based startups are now operating.

New York staffers, including company President John Maloney, will in in Richmond to help christen the new facilities with a Tumblr meetup and press event on Thursday, January 13.

Check out these images of the Corrugated Box Building offices, and let us know what you think in the comments.