Altavista Downtown Historic District

400 and 500 blocks of 7th St; 500, 600, and 700 blocks of Broad St; 500 and 600 blocks of Main St; and 400 block of Wash, Altavista, Virginia. County/parish: Campbell.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 28, 2010. NRIS 10000306.

48 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Altavista Downtown Historic District

Altavista Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Altavista. Notable buildings include the Altavista Municipal Building (1938), U.S. Post Office (1938), Altavista Presbyterian Church (1925), Central Baptist Church (1927), Southern Railway station (1936), Ogden-Henderson Building (1909), First National Bank (1917) by Stanhope Johnson (1882–1973), Leggett's department store (1933), and Vista Theater (1936).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679933

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