Piereus Store

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Piereus Store

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Location 1901 E. Market St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°1′18″N78°27′23″W / 38.02167°N 78.45639°W / 38.02167; -78.45639 Coordinates: 38°1′18″N78°27′23″W / 38.02167°N 78.45639°W / 38.02167; -78.45639
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1835 (1835)-1840
MPS Charlottesville MRA
NRHP reference # 83003272 [1]
VLR # 104-5093
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 10, 1983
Designated VLR October 20, 1981 [2]

Piereus Store is a historic commercial building located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built between 1835 and 1840, and is a two-story, two-bay, brick building measuring two rooms deep. It has a gable roof and a single story Victorian front porch. It is one of two houses remaining from the "Piereus" phase of industrial development along the Rivanna River. [3]

Charlottesville, Virginia Independent city in Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville and officially named the City of Charlottesville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. This means a resident will list Charlottesville as both their county and city on official paperwork. It is named after the British Queen consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who as the wife of George III was Virginia's last Queen. In 2016, an estimated 46,912 people lived within the city limits. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 150,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties.

Victorian architecture series of architectural revival styles

Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did not become popular until later in Victoria's reign. The styles often included interpretations and eclectic revivals of historic styles. The name represents the British and French custom of naming architectural styles for a reigning monarch. Within this naming and classification scheme, it followed Georgian architecture and later Regency architecture, and was succeeded by Edwardian architecture.

Rivanna River river in the United States of America

The Rivanna River is a 42.1-mile-long (67.8 km) tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. The Rivanna's tributaries originate in the Blue Ridge Mountains; via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Piereus Store" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo