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Commerce Street Industrial Historic District

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Architectural style
  
Colonial Revival

VLR #
  
123-5420

Area
  
4 ha

Added to NRHP
  
12 September 2008

NRHP Reference #
  
08000870

Designated VLR
  
June 19, 2008

Year built
  
1915

Commerce Street Industrial Historic District

Location
  
Commerce, Upper Appomattox, West, Dunlop, and South Sts., Petersburg, Virginia

Commerce Street Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 12 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure located in a predominantly industrial section of Petersburg. It is dominated by four early-20th century industrial complexes – Petersburg Trunk and Bag Company (c. 1915), Titmus Optical Company (c. 1919), Rogers and Madison Trunk Corporation (c. 1921), and Southern Chemical Company (c. 1925).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

References

Commerce Street Industrial Historic District Wikipedia