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Petersburg Old Town Historic District

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VLR #
  
123-0097

Area
  
77 ha

Address
  
Petersburg, VA 23803, USA

Year built
  
1800

Petersburg Old Town Historic District

Location
  
U.S. 1 and VA 36; 241 4th St., 223-225 Henry St., 230 and 316 E. Bank St., Petersburg, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

NRHP Reference #
  
80004314, 08000873 (Boundary Increase)

Added to NRHP
  
July 4, 1980, September 12, 2008 (Boundary Increase)

Designated VLR
  
November 20, 1979; June 19, 2008

Petersburg Old Town Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 174 contributing buildings located in the oldest section of Petersburg. It includes a varied collection of late 18th- through 20th-century architecture. Notable buildings include the Strachan-Harrison house (mid- to late-18th century), the John F. May house (c. 1810), South Side Railroad Depot (c. 1853), High Street United Methodist Church (1844, 1897), Church of Christ (1925), and the Powell Manufacturing Co. Located in the district and separately listed are the Appomattox Iron Works, City Market, Exchange Building, Farmers' Bank and Nathaniel Friend House.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with a boundary increase in 2008.

References

Petersburg Old Town Historic District Wikipedia