Altavista Downtown Historic District Explained

Altavista Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 18, 2010[1]
Designated Other1 Number:162-5005
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:400 and 500 blocks of 7th St; 500, 600, and 700 blocks of Broad St; 500 and 600 blocks of Main St; and 400 block of Wash, Altavista, Virginia
Coordinates:37.1094°N -79.2075°W
Architect:English, W. B.; Johnson, Stanhope
Architecture:Romanesque, Late Victorian, 19th- and 20th-century revival
Added:May 28, 2010
Refnum:10000306

Altavista Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Altavista. Notable buildings include the Altavista Municipal Building (1938), U.S. Post Office (1938), Altavista Presbyterian Church (1925), Central Baptist Church (1927), Southern Railway station (1936), Ogden-Henderson Building (1909), First National Bank (1917) by Stanhope Johnson (1882–1973), Leggett's department store (1933), and Vista Theater (1936).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Altavista Downtown Historic District. Debra A. McClane . November 2009. and Accompanying six photos