Chatham Historic District

Chatham Historic District

Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Location Main, Payne, Pruden, Reid, Whittle Sts.; Lanier Ave., Court Place; Gilmer Dr., Chatham, Virginia
Coordinates 36°49′28″N 79°23′50″W / 36.82444°N 79.39722°W / 36.82444; -79.39722Coordinates: 36°49′28″N 79°23′50″W / 36.82444°N 79.39722°W / 36.82444; -79.39722
Area 95 acres (38 ha)
Built 1807 (1807)
Architectural style Federal, Queen Anne, et al.
NRHP Reference # 01000698[1]
VLR # 187-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 13, 2001
Designated VLR March 14, 2001[2]

Chatham Historic District is a national historic district located at Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The district includes 188 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of the town of Chatham. The district includes a variety of government, commercial, residential, religious and educational buildings and structures dating from the early-19th century to the mid-20th century. At the center of the district is the separately listed Pittsylvania County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Judge Tredway House, Tunstall-Hargrave House, The Oaks (1832), Morea (1837), Hugh Weir House (1835), Planter's Bank, Thompson's Drug and Haberdashy Building, Corinth Christian Church, Emmanuel Episcopal Church (1881), Chatham Presbyterian Church (1886), Canada-Melton House (c. 1875), United States Post Office, Chatham High School, Chatham Elementary School (1925), Chatham Savings Bank, Masonic Temple (c. 1900), Collie Hotel/William Pitt Hotel (c. 1925), Beauty Plaza (c. 1950), and the Moses Building. Also located in the district and separately listed are the Clerk's Office, Bill's Diner, and Burnett's Diner.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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 5 June 2013.
  3. Alison Stone Blanton (November 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chatham Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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