Chatham Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | March 14, 2001[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 187-5001 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Main, Payne, Pruden, Reid, Whittle Sts.; Lanier Ave., Court Place; Gilmer Dr., Chatham, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.8244°N -79.3972°W |
Architecture: | Federal, Queen Anne, et al. |
Added: | July 13, 2001 |
Refnum: | 01000698 |
Chatham Historic District is a national historic district located at Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The district includes 188 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of the town of Chatham. The district includes a variety of government, commercial, residential, religious and educational buildings and structures dating from the early-19th century to the mid-20th century. At the center of the district is the separately listed Pittsylvania County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Judge Tredway House, Tunstall-Hargrave House, The Oaks (1832), Morea (1837), Hugh Weir House (1835), Planter's Bank, Thompson's Drug and Haberdashy Building, Corinth Christian Church, Emmanuel Episcopal Church (1881), Chatham Presbyterian Church (1886), Canada-Melton House (c. 1875), United States Post Office, Chatham High School, Chatham Elementary School (1925), Chatham Savings Bank, Masonic Temple (c. 1900), Collie Hotel/William Pitt Hotel (c. 1925), Beauty Plaza (c. 1950), and the Moses Building. Also located in the district and separately listed are the Clerk's Office, Bill's Diner, and Burnett's Diner.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.