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Gretna Commercial Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
13000342

Designated VLR
  
March 31, 2013

Year built
  
1881

VLR #
  
227-5002

Area
  
3 ha

Added to NRHP
  
28 May 2013

Gretna Commercial Historic District

Location
  
N. & S. Main & Henry Sts., Gretna, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Late 19th and early 20th century revivals, Late 19th and early 20th century American movements

Gretna commercial historic district top 5 facts


Gretna Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the central business district of Gretna. The district primarily developed in the early-to-mid-20th century, with buildings dated between about 1881 and 1963. Notable buildings include the Thomas C. and Robert H. Creasy storehouse (1881), Masonic hall (1902), Bank of Elba (1907), Dalton building (c. 1914), W.D. Love and Co. grocery store (c. 1921), Amoco Service Station (1940), former Gretna Fire Station and Town Hall, and Berger Motor Co. (mid-1940s).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

References

Gretna Commercial Historic District Wikipedia