Boxley Building
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Boxley Building | |
 Boxley Building, June 2010 | |
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| Location | 416 Jefferson St. SW, Roanoke, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′11″N 79°56′26″W / 37.26972°N 79.94056°WCoordinates: 37°16′11″N 79°56′26″W / 37.26972°N 79.94056°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1921 |
| Built by | Boxley, W.W. |
| Architect | Frye, Edward G. |
| NRHP Reference # | 84003587[1] |
| VLR # | 128-0047 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 8, 1984 |
| Designated VLR | October 18, 1983[2] |
Boxley Building is a historic commercial building located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is an eight-story, granite and beige brick building. It consists of a granite base on the first story, a six story brick shaft and an unusually fine top-story ornamented cornice with terra cotta panels and finely detailed copper cornice. It was built by William Wise Boxley (1861-1940), builder, developer, quarry owner, railroad contractor, and mayor of Roanoke.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ W. L. Whitwell and W. G. Kuthy (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boxley Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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