J. W. Wood Building

J. W. Wood Building
J.W. Wood Building, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location23-27 Ninth St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°24′58″N 79°8′26″W / 37.41611°N 79.14056°W / 37.41611; -79.14056
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.83003292[1]
VLR No.118-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1983
Designated VLRMay 18, 1982[2]

The J. W. Wood Building is a historic commercial building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. The 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m2) commercial building in a modified Greek Revival-style. It was built between 1851 and 1853 as a warehouse.[3] It is the largest and best preserved of the few pre-Civil War commercial structures remaining in Lynchburg.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "118-0009 J. W. Wood Building".
  4. ^ S. Allen Chambers (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. W. Wood Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo