Martinsville Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | April 22, 1998 [1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 120-5001 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Roughly bounded by VA 457, Danville RR tracks, Clay St., and Market St., Martinsville, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.6917°N -79.8725°W |
Architect: | Tucker, George, et al. |
Architecture: | Federal, Romanesque, Colonial Revival |
Added: | October 30, 1998 |
Refnum: | 98001317 |
Increase: | December 27, 2022 |
Increase Refnum: | 100008502 |
Decrease: | December 27, 2022 |
Decrease Refnum: | 100008501 |
Martinsville Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsville, Virginia. It encompasses 94 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in the central business district of Martinsville. The buildings range in date from the early-19th century through the mid- 20th century and include notable examples of the Romanesque, Federal, and Colonial Revival styles. Notable buildings include the Henry County Courthouse (1824), People's Bank (1891), Globman's Department Store (c. 1915), Ford Building (1908), U.S. Post Office (1939), the Masonic Temple, the Henry Hotel (1921), the Martinsville Hotel (c. 1930), First National Bank Building (1925), the Knights of Pythias Building (1922), Oakley Apartment / Office Building (1935), the Chief Tassel Building (1930), First United Methodist Church of Martinsville (1922), Richardson's Motor Co. (c. 1918), Gravely Pin Factory (1907), and Sale Knitting Plant (1937).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
1 photo and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey