Buena Vista Downtown Historic District Explained

Buena Vista Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 18, 2009[1]
Designated Other1 Number:103-5055
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:2000 & 2100 blocks of Magnolia Ave. and adjacent blocks, Buena Vista, Virginia
Coordinates:37.7328°N -79.3547°W
Architect:Wetmore, James A.
Architecture:Second Empire, Classical Revival
Added:September 30, 2009
Refnum:09000792

Buena Vista Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Buena Vista, Virginia. The district encompasses 38 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Buena Vista. The buildings are primarily one- and two-story masonry structures, with the earliest built in 1889–1890. Notable buildings include the Buena Vista Post Office (1930), Buena Vista War Memorial Building (1954), Peoples Bank of Buena Vista (1907), Dickinson Building (c. 1907), Royer's Restaurant (c. 1940), the Advocate Building (1889), Buena Vista Masonic Building (c. 1910), and the Valley Steam Laundry Building (c. 1905). The Buena Vista Company Building (1890) is separately listed as the Old Courthouse.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buena Vista Downtown Historic District. J. Daniel Pezzoni. March 2009. and Accompanying four photos