VLR # 128-6065 Year built 1909 | Area 9.8 ha Added to NRHP 8 August 2007 | |
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Location Generally Salem Ave., Rorer Ave., Campbel Ave., bet. 3rd and 6th Sts.; 500 & 600 blks. Campbell Ave. & 700 blk. Patterson Ave., Roanoke, Virginia Architectural style Early Commercial, Art Deco NRHP Reference # 07000807 (original)
08000425 (increase 1)
14000235 (increase 2) Boundary increases Designated VLR June 6, 2007, September 20, 2007 | ||
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.