Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District | |
 Industrial District along Washington Street, December 2009 | |
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| Location | 200-300 W. Washington, 4-42 S. Market, 100-100 Perry, 200-300 block W. Wythe, 200 block Brown Sts., Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′34″N 77°24′28″W / 37.22611°N 77.40778°W |
| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| Built | 1879 |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000665[1] |
| VLR No. | 123-5424 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 27, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2009[2] |
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 15 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly industrial and commercial section of Petersburg. The section housed some of Petersburg's important industries – tobacco and wholesale grocery and confectioner. Notable buildings include the Cameron Building (c. 1879), Export Leaf Tobacco Company (1913), H.P. Harrison Company (1912), Brown & Williamson complex, and Gibson Drive-in.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Ashley Neville; Anne Barrett; John Salmon_&_Kimberly M. Chen (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying 11 photos and Accompanying map Archived December 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
