Scott's Addition Historic District

Scott's Addition Historic District

WTVR 6 Tower, July 2004
Location Roughly bounded by Cutshaw Ave, Boulevard, and the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac RR, Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′06″N 77°28′21″W / 37.56833°N 77.47250°W / 37.56833; -77.47250Coordinates: 37°34′06″N 77°28′21″W / 37.56833°N 77.47250°W / 37.56833; -77.47250
Area 152 acres (62 ha)
Built 1948 (1948)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Art Deco, et al.
NRHP Reference # 05000896[1]
VLR # 127-6136
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 12, 2005
Designated VLR June 1, 2005[2]

The Scott's Addition Historic District is a national historic district located in Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 284 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structure, and 2 contributing objects in a largely commercial and industrial section of Richmond. It was largely developed after 1900, and includes representative examples of the Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Art Deco styles. Notable buildings include the Jones Motor Car Company (1926), the former Cadillac and LaSalle dealership (1928), Radio WMBG Broadcasting Station (1938), Boulevard Baptist Church (c. 1916), China-American Tobacco & Trading Company Warehouse (1920), National Biscuit Factory (Nabisco) (1923), G. F. O'Connell House (1920), State Planters Bank & Trust Company (1948), Chevrolet Parts Depot (General Motors Corporation) warehouse and training center (1929), Cavalier Arena Skating Rink (1940), the Binswanger Glass Factory (1946), Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company Inc. (1953), and the Seaboard Building (1956).[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  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 19 March 2013.
  3. Kimberly M. Chen, Erika Schmelzer and Mary Porzio (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scott's Addition Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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