Beverley Historic District Explained

Beverley Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:November 20, 1979 [1]
Designated Other1 Number:132-0024
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:U.S. 250 and VA 254, Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates:38.1492°N -79.0728°W
Architect:Collins, T.J.; Et al.
Architecture:Italianate, Romanesque
Added:July 14, 1982
Refnum:82004598

Beverley Historic District is a national historic district located at Staunton, Virginia. The district encompasses 131 contributing buildings in downtown Staunton. It is a compact commercial district characterized by a well-preserved collection of 19th-century buildings. The buildings are characteristically two- to four-story, brick structures in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque Revival and primarily Italianate. Notable buildings include the old YMCA (1890), Hoover House Hotel (1893-1894), Putnam Organ Works Store (1894), City Hall (c. 1877, 1927), Odd Fellows Hall (c. 1895), U.S. Post Office (1936), and the Masonic Temple building (1895-1896). Located in the district are the separately listed National Valley Bank and Augusta County Courthouse.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register . Virginia Department of Historic Resources . 19 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm . 21 September 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beverley Historic District. William T. Frazier. August 1979. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map