The Allied Arts Building is a historic high-rise building located at 725 Church Street in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is currently being remodeled for apartments.[3]
Allied Arts Building | |
 Allied Arts Building | |
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| Location | 725 Church St., Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°24′52″N 79°8′39″W / 37.41444°N 79.14417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Johnson, Stanhope S.; Staples, Addison |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003203[1] |
| VLR No. | 118-0110 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1985 |
| Designated VLR | April 16, 1985[2] |
Construction of the building began in 1929 and was completed in 1931, and it was designed by Stanhope S. Johnson and Addison Staples. The 17-story, 40-foot (12 m) by 132-foot (40 m) building was the tallest building in Lynchburg until completion of the Bank of the James Building. It is steel framed and faced in yellow brick and greenstone in Art Deco style.[4] Its outer shape and design is very similar to that of the Central National Bank in Richmond, Virginia.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Smith, Rachael. "Allied Arts building in downtown Lynchburg to be redeveloped into condos". NewsAdvance.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ S. Allen Chambers Jr. (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allied Arts Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
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Media related to Allied Arts Building at Wikimedia Commons
- Skyscraperpage.com website
- Allied Arts Building, Eighth & Church Streets, Lynchburg, VA: 2 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey