J. W. Wood Building

J. W. Wood Building
J.W. Wood Building, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location 23-27 Ninth St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′58″N 79°8′26″W / 37.41611°N 79.14056°W / 37.41611; -79.14056Coordinates: 37°24′58″N 79°8′26″W / 37.41611°N 79.14056°W / 37.41611; -79.14056
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1850 (1850)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 83003292[1]
VLR # 118-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 17, 1983
Designated VLR May 18, 1982[2]

The J. W. Wood Building is a historic commercial building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. The 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m2) commercial building in a modified Greek Revival-style. It was built between 1851 and 1853 as a warehouse. It is the largest and best preserved of the few pre-Civil War commercial structures remaining in Lynchburg.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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 (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. W. Wood Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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