The Blair Apartments are a historic residential apartment complex at 231 Chestnut Street in Salem, Virginia. They consist of a series of seven connected buildings, forming a rough U shape on the west side of the street. They were built in 1949 with funding from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and are a well-preserved example of the types of buildings the FHA funded. Salem experienced a population boom in the years following World War II, prompting its construction.[2]
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| Location | 231 Chestnut St., Salem, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°17′22″N 80°3′46″W / 37.28944°N 80.06278°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1949 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001084[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 2017 |
The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Blair Apartments" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-20.