Allied Arts Building

Allied Arts Building

Allied Arts Building
Location 725 Church St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′52″N 79°8′39″W / 37.41444°N 79.14417°W / 37.41444; -79.14417Coordinates: 37°24′52″N 79°8′39″W / 37.41444°N 79.14417°W / 37.41444; -79.14417
Area less than one acre
Built 1929 (1929)
Architect Johnson, Stanhope S.; Staples, Addison
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 85003203[1]
VLR # 118-0110
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 19, 1985
Designated VLR April 16, 1985[2]

The Allied Arts Building is a historic office building located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was constructed 1929–31, and designed by Stanhope S. Johnson and Addison Staples. The 17-story, 40-foot (12 m) by 132-foot (40 m) building is steel framed and faced in yellow brick and greenstone in Art Deco style.[3] Its outer shape and design is very similar to that of the Central National Bank in Richmond, Virginia.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.

See also

Central National Bank (Richmond, Virginia)

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. S. Allen Chambers, Jr. (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allied Arts Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

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