Pyramid Motors

Pyramid Motors

Pyramid Motors, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location 405-407 Federal St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′56″N 79°9′6″W / 37.41556°N 79.15167°W / 37.41556; -79.15167Coordinates: 37°24′56″N 79°9′6″W / 37.41556°N 79.15167°W / 37.41556; -79.15167
Area less than one acre
Built 1937 (1937)
Architectural style Moderne
NRHP Reference # 07001140[1]
VLR # 118-5237
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 1, 2007
Designated VLR September 5, 2007[2]

Pyramid Motors is a historic automobile showroom building located at Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It is a one-story building with a yellow brick façade with contrasting red-brick details constructed in 1937. The building presented, like the Lincoln-Zephyr that the dealership sold, a streamlined, “modern” appearance in the Art Deco style.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] It is located in the Fifth Street Historic District.

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. Ashley Neville & John Salmon (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pyramid Motors" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.