King Lumber Company Warehouse

King Lumber Company Warehouse
Location 608 Preston Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°2′5″N 78°29′11″W / 38.03472°N 78.48639°W / 38.03472; -78.48639Coordinates: 38°2′5″N 78°29′11″W / 38.03472°N 78.48639°W / 38.03472; -78.48639
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1909 (1909)
MPS Charlottesville MRA
NRHP Reference # 83003269[1]
VLR # 104-0247
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 10, 1983
Designated VLR October 20, 1981[2]

King Lumber Company Warehouse is a historic warehouse building located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1909, and is a three-bay, three bay by five bay brick building. It has a low gable roof with stepped gables and corbeled cornice stops. The King Lumber Company manufactured building materials that were used throughout the United States, including in many buildings at the University of Virginia. The company closed in the 1930s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: King Lumber Company Warehouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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