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Petersburg Old Town Historic District

Petersburg Old Town Historic District

Historic district in Virginia, United States

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.[3][4]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with a boundary increase in 2008.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. [3]
    Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Petersburg Old Town Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2012-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Sarah McPhail (March 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Petersburg Old Town Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
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