Bill's Diner
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Bill's Diner | |
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| Location | 1 Depot St., Chatham, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°49′30″N 79°23′55″W / 36.82500°N 79.39861°WCoordinates: 36°49′30″N 79°23′55″W / 36.82500°N 79.39861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Diners of Virginia MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 96001450[1] |
| VLR # | 187-0014 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1996[2] |
Bill's Diner, also known as A Streetcar Named Desire, is a historic converted streetcar diner located at Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in the mid-1920s, and used as a streetcar in Reidsville, North Carolina. It was brought to Chatham in 1937, and converted for use as a diner. A rear addition was added in the 1950s.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bill's Diner". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
