H. L. Lawson & Son Warehouse is a historic warehouse building located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a four-story, utilitarian brick building. The banked site allowed for the unloading of freight from railcars directly into the third story of the warehouse. It was built by Harry Leland Lawson, a key figure in Roanoke's business community from the late 1910s to the 1940s.[3]
H. L. Lawson & Son Warehouse | |
 H. L. Lawson & Son Warehouse, June 2010 | |
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| Location | 631 Campbell Ave. SE., Roanoke, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′20″N 79°56′0″W / 37.27222°N 79.93333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Eubank, Beaufort N.; Caldwell, James A.W. |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000830[1] |
| VLR No. | 128-5191-0006 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 5, 2008 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 2008[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2008.[1] Since 2019, it has also been a contributing structure to the NRHP-listed Belmont Historic District.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Daniel Bluestone (March 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: H. L. Lawson & Son Warehouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
- ^ Blanton, Alison; Gutshall, Katie; Kronau, Kate (August 2018). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belmont Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.