Allied Arts Building

Allied Arts Building
Allied Arts Building
Location 725 Church St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′52″N 79°8′39″W / 37.41444°N 79.14417°W / 37.41444; -79.14417Coordinates: 37°24′52″N 79°8′39″W / 37.41444°N 79.14417°W / 37.41444; -79.14417
Area less than one acre
Built 1929 (1929)
Architect Johnson, Stanhope S.; Staples, Addison
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 85003203[1]
VLR # 118-0110
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 19, 1985
Designated VLR April 16, 1985[2]

The Allied Arts Building is a historic office building located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was constructed 1929–31, and designed by Stanhope S. Johnson and Addison Staples. The 17-story, 40-foot (12 m) by 132-foot (40 m) building is steel framed and faced in yellow brick and greenstone in Art Deco style.[3] Its outer shape and design is very similar to that of the Central National Bank in Richmond, Virginia.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.

See also

Central National Bank (Richmond, Virginia)

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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. ↑ S. Allen Chambers, Jr. (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allied Arts Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

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