Pulaski Historic Commercial District is a national historic district located at Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia. It encompasses 78 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district of the town of Pulaski. It includes a variety of governmental, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings dated primarily to the late-19th and early-20th century. Notable buildings include the MaGill building, B. D. Smith and Bros., building, Elks Theatre and building (c. 1911), former high school (c. 1913–1920), freight depot (1907), Pulaski Grocery Company building, the General Chemical Company, Christ Episcopal Church (1908), and the Appalachian Power Company building (c. 1940). The Dalton Theatre Building and Pulaski County Courthouse are located in the district and listed separately.[3]
Pulaski Historic Commercial District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Third St., Madison Ave., Norfolk & Western RR tracks, and Randolph Ave., Pulaski, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°04′24″N 80°41′30″W / 37.07333°N 80.69167°W |
| Area | 46 acres (19 ha) |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000405[1] |
| VLR No. | 125-0005 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 13, 1986 |
| Designated VLR | December 17, 1985[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Gibson Worsham and Charlotte Worsham (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pulaski Historic Commercial District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map