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Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District

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Coordinates: 37°16′19″N 79°57′00″W / 37.27194°N 79.95000°W / 37.27194; -79.95000
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Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District
Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District, June 2010
Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District is located in Virginia
Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District
Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District
LocationGenerally Salem Ave., Rorer Ave., Campbel Ave., bet. 3rd and 6th Sts.; 500 & 600 blocks Campbell Ave. & 700 blk. Patterson Ave., Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates37°16′19″N 79°57′00″W / 37.27194°N 79.95000°W / 37.27194; -79.95000
Area24.2 acres (9.8 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.07000807 (original)
08000425 (increase 1)
14000235[1] (increase 2)
VLR No.128-6065
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 2007
Boundary increasesMay 15, 2008
October 22, 2014
Designated VLRJune 6, 2007, September 20, 2007[2]

Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located of Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses 59 contributing buildings in the southwestern part of the City of Roanoke. The district includes a variety of buildings having automotive, warehouse, light industrial and residential uses. Most of the buildings are small-scale, one or two-story brick or concrete block buildings, with the majority built between about 1920 and 1954. Notable buildings include the former Enfield Buick Dealership (c. 1930), Lindsay-Robinson & Co. Building (1918), Fulton Motor Company Auto Sales & Service (1928), Lacy Edgerton Motor Company (c. 1927), Roanoke Motor Car Company (c. 1946), and Fire Department No. 3 (1909).[3][4][5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, with boundary increases in 2008 and 2014.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Sherry Joines Wyatt and Lori Tolliver-Jones (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Arthur Striker (February 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
  5. ^ Michael J. Pulice (November 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.


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