Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District

Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District
Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District, June 2010
Location Generally Salem Ave., Rorer Ave., Campbel Ave., bet. 3rd and 6th Sts.; 500 & 600 blks. Campbell Ave. & 700 blk. Patterson Ave., Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates 37°16′19″N 79°57′00″W / 37.27194°N 79.95000°WCoordinates: 37°16′19″N 79°57′00″W / 37.27194°N 79.95000°W
Area 24.2 acres (9.8 ha)
Built 1909
Architectural style Early Commercial, Art Deco
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 07000807 (original)
08000425 (increase 1)
14000235[1] (increase 2)
VLR # 128-6065
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 8, 2007
Boundary increases May 15, 2008
October 22, 2014
Designated VLR June 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 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". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
  4. Arthur Striker (February 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District". 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)". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.