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Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc.

Coordinates: 37°13′43″N 80°24′42″W / 37.22861°N 80.41167°W / 37.22861; -80.41167
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Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc.
Blacksburg Motor Company, September 2012
Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc. is located in Virginia
Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc.
Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc. is located in the United States
Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc.
Location400 S. Main St., Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′43″N 80°24′42″W / 37.22861°N 80.41167°W / 37.22861; -80.41167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1924 (1924)
Architectural styleModerne, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.08000074[1]
VLR No.150-0105
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2008
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2007[2]

Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc., also known as Doc Roberts Tire Co. and Heavener Chevrolet, is a historic commercial building located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1924 and expanded about 1933, and is a two-story brick and poured concrete building with only a single story visible from the front facade. It features Art Deco and Moderne design details including painted concrete details, rounded corners, and bands of windows with metal frames on the façade and tin ceilings and terrazzo floors on the interior. The building housed the first auto dealership in Blacksburg.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008,[1] and now houses the Town of Blackburg's departments of Planning and Building, and Engineering and GIS.[4]

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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Lenore W. Duncan (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
  4. ^ Town of Blacksburg. "Blacksburg Motor Company Building". Facilities Directory. Town of Blacksburg. Archived from the original on 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-04.