Galax Commercial Historic District
Galax Commercial Historic District | |
 Main Street, Galax, Virginia, July 2007 | |
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| Location | Roughly Main, Center, Grayson, Carroll and Oldtown Sts.; also 107 W. Oldtown St., Galax, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°39′53″N 80°55′13″W / 36.66472°N 80.92028°W |
| Area | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000593, 08001053 (Boundary Increase) [1] |
| VLR No. | 113-5001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 2002, November 12, 2008 (Boundary Increase) |
| Designated VLR | June 13, 2001, February 7, 2008, September 18, 2008[2] |
Galax Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Galax, Virginia. The district encompasses 67 contributing buildings in the central business district of Galax. A few of the buildings are one-story storefronts, but a majority of the buildings are two-story commercial buildings with either apartments or offices located on the second floor. The majority of the buildings were built in the 1920s. Notable buildings include the old fire station (c. 1920), Colonial Theater (1930), Waugh Department Store (1904), Rex Theater (1938), and Galax Municipal Building (1908).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, with a boundary increase in 2008.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Paul Hardin Kapp (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Galax Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources., Arthur Striker (February 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Galax Commercial Historic District (Amendment to 3 Resources)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources., Alison S. Blanton (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Galax Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
