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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District

Coordinates: 37°13′34″N 77°24′28″W / 37.22611°N 77.40778°W / 37.22611; -77.40778
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District
Industrial District along Washington Street, December 2009
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District is located in Virginia
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District is located in the United States
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District
Location200-300 W. Washington, 4-42 S. Market, 100-100 Perry, 200-300 block W. Wythe, 200 block Brown Sts., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′34″N 77°24′28″W / 37.22611°N 77.40778°W / 37.22611; -77.40778
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built1879 (1879)
Architectural styleArt Deco, Commercial
NRHP reference No.09000665[1]
VLR No.123-5424
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 2009
Designated VLRJune 18, 2009[2]

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 15 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly industrial and commercial section of Petersburg. The section housed some of Petersburg's important industries – tobacco and wholesale grocery and confectioner. Notable buildings include the Cameron Building (c. 1879), Export Leaf Tobacco Company (1913), H.P. Harrison Company (1912), Brown & Williamson complex, and Gibson Drive-in.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[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. ^ Ashley Neville; Anne Barrett; John Salmon_&_Kimberly M. Chen (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying 11 photos and Accompanying map Archived December 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine