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Beverley Historic District

Beverley Historic District
Coffee on the Corner building, Staunton, Virginia.jpg
Coffee on the Corner building, May 2007
Beverley Historic District is located in Virginia
Beverley Historic District
Beverley Historic District is located in the US
Beverley Historic District
Location U.S. 250 and VA 254, Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°8′57″N 79°4′22″W / 38.14917°N 79.07278°W / 38.14917; -79.07278Coordinates: 38°8′57″N 79°4′22″W / 38.14917°N 79.07278°W / 38.14917; -79.07278
Area 30 acres (12 ha)
Architect Collins, T.J.; Et al.
Architectural style Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 82004598
VLR # 132-0024
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 14, 1982
Designated VLR

November 20, 1979


November 20, 1979

Beverley Historic District is a national historic district located at Staunton, Virginia. The district encompasses 131 contributing buildings in downtown Staunton. It is a compact commercial district characterized by a well-preserved collection of 19th-century buildings. The buildings are characteristically two- to four-story, brick structures in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque Revival and primarily Italianate. Notable buildings include the old YMCA (1890), Hoover House Hotel (1893-1894), Putnam Organ Works Store (1894), City Hall (c. 1877, 1927), Odd Fellows Hall (c. 1895), U.S. Post Office (1936), and the Masonic Temple building (1895-1896). Located in the district are the separately listed National Valley Bank and Augusta County Courthouse.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.



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