Altavista Downtown Historic District

Altavista Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Altavista. Notable buildings include the Altavista Municipal Building (1938), U.S. Post Office (1938), Altavista Presbyterian Church (1925), Central Baptist Church (1927), Southern Railway station (1936), Ogden-Henderson Building (1909), First National Bank (1917) by Stanhope Johnson (1882-1973), Leggett's department store (1933), and Vista Theater (1936).[3]

Altavista Downtown Historic District
Altavista Presbyterian Church in 2009
Location400 and 500 blocks of 7th St; 500, 600, and 700 blocks of Broad St; 500 and 600 blocks of Main St; and 400 block of Wash, Altavista, Virginia
Coordinates37°06′34″N 79°12′27″W
Area14.3 acres (5.8 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectEnglish, W. B.; Johnson, Stanhope
Architectural styleRomanesque, Late Victorian, 19th- and 20th-century revival
NRHP reference No.10000306[1]
VLR No.162-5005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2010
Designated VLRMarch 18, 2010[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

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