Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | June 6, 2007, September 20, 2007[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 128-6065 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Generally Salem Ave., Rorer Ave., Campbel Ave., bet. 3rd and 6th Sts.; 500 & 600 blocks Campbell Ave. & 700 blk. Patterson Ave., Roanoke, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 37.2719°N -79.95°W |
Architecture: | Early Commercial, Art Deco |
Added: | August 8, 2007 |
Increase: | May 15, 2008 |
Increase2: | October 22, 2014 |
Refnum: | 07000807 |
Increase Refnum: | 08000425 |
Increase2 Refnum: | 14000235 |
Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located of Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses 59 contributing buildings in the southwestern part of the City of Roanoke. The district includes a variety of buildings having automotive, warehouse, light industrial and residential uses. Most of the buildings are small-scale, one or two-story brick or concrete block buildings, with the majority built between about 1920 and 1954. Notable buildings include the former Enfield Buick Dealership (c. 1930), Lindsay-Robinson & Co. Building (1918), Fulton Motor Company Auto Sales & Service (1928), Lacy Edgerton Motor Company (c. 1927), Roanoke Motor Car Company (c. 1946), and Fire Department No. 3 (1909).[2] [3] [4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, with boundary increases in 2008 and 2014.