Salem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District

Generally Salem Ave., Rorer Ave., Campbel Ave., bet. 3rd and 6th Sts., Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Roanoke.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 08, 2007. NRIS 07000807.

48 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • VDHR# 128-6065

From Wikipedia:

Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District

Salem Avenue–Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located of Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses 59 contributing buildings in the southwestern part of the City of Roanoke. The district includes a variety of buildings having automotive, warehouse, light industrial and residential uses. Most of the buildings are small-scale, one or two-story brick or concrete block buildings, with the majority built between about 1920 and 1954. Notable buildings include the former Enfield Buick Dealership (c. 1930), Lindsay-Robinson & Co. Building (1918), Fulton Motor Company Auto Sales & Service (1928), Lacy Edgerton Motor Company (c. 1927), Roanoke Motor Car Company (c. 1946), and Fire Department No. 3 (1909).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, with boundary increases in 2008 and 2014.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683337

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