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
Location 200-300 W. Washington, 4-42 S. Market, 100-100 Perry, 200-300 block W. Wythe, 200 block Brown Sts., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′34″N 77°24′28″W / 37.22611°N 77.40778°W / 37.22611; -77.40778Coordinates: 37°13′34″N 77°24′28″W / 37.22611°N 77.40778°W / 37.22611; -77.40778
Area 24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built 1879 (1879)
Architectural style Art Deco, Commercial
NRHP Reference # 09000665[1]
VLR # 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 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.


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