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East Radford Historic District

Coordinates: 36°50′31″N 76°18′40″W / 36.84194°N 76.31111°W / 36.84194; -76.31111
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East Radford Historic District
Grove Avenue east of Third Avenue
East Radford Historic District is located in Virginia
East Radford Historic District
East Radford Historic District is located in the United States
East Radford Historic District
LocationNorwood, Stockton, and Downey Sts., and Grove Ave., Radford, Virginia
Coordinates36°50′31″N 76°18′40″W / 36.84194°N 76.31111°W / 36.84194; -76.31111
Area141 acres (57 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
ArchitectW.D. Lorton, et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.00000491[1]
VLR No.126-0084, 126-0084-0226
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 11, 2000
Designated VLRMarch 15, 2000, October 20, 2005[2]

East Radford Historic District is a national historic district located at Radford, Virginia. It encompasses 302 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures in a mixed residential and commercial section of Radford, comprising most of the historic boundaries of the town of Central Depot. It was developed between 1866 and 1916, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Shanks House, the Ward-Carter House, Fraternity Building, Carson's Drug Store, Shumate Store, Alleghany Hotel, Simon Block, Bond Building, Williamson House, Maplehurst (the Arthur Roberts House), Dobbins Apartments, Belle Heth School (c. 1912), Grove Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (1913), M. Jackson Hardware Company (1918), and Farmers' and Merchants' Bank.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Radford Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  4. ^ Arthur Striker (February 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Radford Historic District (Amendment)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.