Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District
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).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, with boundary increases in 2008 and 2014.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Sherry Joines Wyatt and Lori Tolliver-Jones (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Arthur Striker (February 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
- ^ Michael J. Pulice (November 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
