Phlegar Building

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Phlegar Building
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Phlegar Building, October 2013
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Location2 S. Franklin St., Christiansburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°7′46″N80°24′30″W / 37.12944°N 80.40833°W / 37.12944; -80.40833 Coordinates: 37°7′46″N80°24′30″W / 37.12944°N 80.40833°W / 37.12944; -80.40833
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Montgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001892 [1]
VLR No.154-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989 [2]

Phlegar Building is a historic office building located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The original structure was built in the early 19th century, and extensively renovated after 1897. It is a three-story, rectangular brick building with Italianate style decorative details. It features a two-story porch of six bays with turned posts, a spindle frieze, brackets, and turned balusters. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] It is located in the Christiansburg Downtown Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phlegar Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo