Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse Explained

Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 7, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:128-5455
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:315 Albemarle SE, Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates:37.265°N -79.9383°W
Added:February 22, 2006
Refnum:06000067
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:December 24, 2013
Partof:Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District
Partof Refnum:13000994

Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse is a historic factory and warehouse complex located at Roanoke, Virginia. The U-shaped complex was built in 1912, and consists of an office and two factory buildings. All three of the buildings are two stories in height and are constructed of brick on a raised foundation of poured concrete. A second-story pedestrian bridge connects the two factory buildings and a brick hyphen connects the office building to the north factory building. The complex was built for the Virginia Can Company, the first and largest manufacturer of tin cans in Roanoke, Virginia. After 1951, it housed a clothing factory and then the Heironimus department store warehouse.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and included in the Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District in 2013. It is located in the Virginia Landmarks Register listed Southeast Roanoke Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse . Alison Stone Blanton. September 2005. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos