Pyramid Motors
Pyramid Motors | |
 Pyramid Motors, Lynchburg VA, November 2008 | |
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| Location | 405-407 Federal St., Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°24′56″N 79°9′6″W / 37.41556°N 79.15167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001140[1] |
| VLR No. | 118-5237 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 1, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | September 5, 2007[2] |
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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] It is located in the Fifth Street Historic District.
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 19 March 2013.
- ^ Ashley Neville & John Salmon (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pyramid Motors" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Commercial buildings completed in 1937
- Streamline Moderne architecture in Virginia
- Retail buildings in Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Lynchburg, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Lynchburg, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs