Pyramid Motors Explained

Pyramid Motors
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 5, 2007[1]
Designated Other1 Number:118-5237
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:405-407 Federal St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates:37.4156°N -79.1517°W
Architecture:Moderne
Added:November 1, 2007
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:07001140

Pyramid Motors is a historic automobile showroom building located at Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It is a one-story building with a yellow brick façade with contrasting red-brick details constructed in 1937. The building presented, like the Lincoln-Zephyr that the dealership sold, a streamlined, "modern" appearance in the Art Deco style.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is located in the Fifth Street Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pyramid Motors . Ashley Neville & John Salmon . June 2007. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo