Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Industrial District along Washington Street, December 2009
Location	200-300 W. Washington, 4-42 S. Market, 100-100 Perry, 200-300 block W. Wythe, 200 block Brown Sts., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°13′34″N 77°24′28″W / 37.22611°N 77.40778°WCoordinates: 37°13′34″N 77°24′28″W / 37.22611°N 77.40778°W
Area	24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built	1879
Architectural style	Art Deco, Commercial
NRHP Reference #	09000665[1]
VLR #	123-5424
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 27, 2009
Designated VLR	June 18, 2009[2]

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 15 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly industrial and commercial section of Petersburg. The section housed some of Petersburg’s important industries – tobacco and wholesale grocery and confectioner. Notable buildings include the Cameron Building (c. 1879), Export Leaf Tobacco Company (1913), H.P. Harrison Company (1912), Brown & Williamson complex, and Gibson Drive-in.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

1. 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 19 March 2013.
3. Ashley Neville; Anne Barrett; John Salmon_&_Kimberly M. Chen (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying 11 photos and Accompanying map Archived December 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.