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Altavista Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 37°06′34″N 79°12′27″W / 37.10944°N 79.20750°W / 37.10944; -79.20750
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Altavista Downtown Historic District
Altavista Presbyterian Church in 2009
Altavista Downtown Historic District is located in Virginia
Altavista Downtown Historic District
Altavista Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Altavista Downtown Historic District
Location400 and 500 blocks of 7th St; 500, 600, and 700 blocks of Broad St; 500 and 600 blocks of Main St; and 400 block of Wash, Altavista, Virginia
Coordinates37°06′34″N 79°12′27″W / 37.10944°N 79.20750°W / 37.10944; -79.20750
Area14.3 acres (5.8 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectEnglish, W. B.; Johnson, Stanhope
Architectural styleRomanesque, Late Victorian, 19th- and 20th-century revival
NRHP reference No.10000306[1]
VLR No.162-5005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2010
Designated VLRMarch 18, 2010[2]

Altavista Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Altavista. Notable buildings include the Altavista Municipal Building (1938), U.S. Post Office (1938), Altavista Presbyterian Church (1925), Central Baptist Church (1927), Southern Railway station (1936), Ogden-Henderson Building (1909), First National Bank (1917) by Stanhope Johnson (1882–1973), Leggett's department store (1933), and Vista Theater (1936).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[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 June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Debra A. McClane (November 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Altavista Downtown Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying six photos