Wharf Area Historic District

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Wharf Area Historic District
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LocationMiddlebrook Ave. between S. New and S. Lewis Sts., including S. Augusta St. to Johnson St., Boundary extended on E to Lewis Creek, Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°8′50″N79°4′22″W / 38.14722°N 79.07278°W / 38.14722; -79.07278 Coordinates: 38°8′50″N79°4′22″W / 38.14722°N 79.07278°W / 38.14722; -79.07278
Area16.9 acres (6.8 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal, Pratt & Warren truss
NRHP reference No. 72001533, 82004605 (Boundary Increase) [1]
VLR No.132-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1972, July 19, 1982 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRDecember 21, 1971, December 16, 1980 [2]

Wharf Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Staunton, Virginia. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures. It is a warehouse and commercial district characterized by rows of late-19th century and early-20th century storefronts and an elongated plaza framed by small warehouses. The buildings are characteristically two- and three-story, brick structures in a variety of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival, Federal, and Queen Anne. Notable buildings and structures include the Railroad Water Tower, American Hotel (c. 1854), John Burns Building (1874), Erskine Building (1904), and Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station (1902). [3] [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, with a boundary increase in 1982. [1]

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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 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wharf Area Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  4. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wharf Area Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.