Fayette Street Historic District

Fayette Street Historic District
Fayette Street state historic marker, May 2010
Location Fayette St. and side sts roughly bounded by Market, W. Church, Memorial and Swanson Sts., Martinsville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°41′33″N 79°52′54″W / 36.69250°N 79.88167°W / 36.69250; -79.88167Coordinates: 36°41′33″N 79°52′54″W / 36.69250°N 79.88167°W / 36.69250; -79.88167
Area 42 acres (17 ha)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference # 07000395[1]
VLR # 120-5003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 2, 2007
Designated VLR March 7, 2007 [2]

Fayette Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsville, Virginia. It encompasses 116 contributing buildings, in a traditionally African-American section of Martinsville. It includes a variety of commercial, religious, educational and residential buildings dating from the late-19th century through the mid- 20th century. Notable buildings include the Dennis Hairston House (c. 1910), community Market (1925), Mt. Carmel Church, Grace United Presbyterian Church (c. 1918), Albert Harris Intermediate School, Alex Hairston House (c. 1923), Baldwin Block, Watkins-Hairston Funeral Home (1931), Gordon Building (1941), and the Imperial Savings and Loan (1953).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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. Alison S. Blanton (December 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fayette Street Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map


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