Pyramid Motors

Pyramid Motors is a historic automobile showroom building located at Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It is a one-story building with a yellow brick façade with contrasting red-brick details constructed in 1937. The building presented, like the Lincoln-Zephyr that the dealership sold, a streamlined, "modern" appearance in the Art Deco style.[3]

Pyramid Motors
Pyramid Motors, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location405-407 Federal St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°24′56″N 79°9′6″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1937 (1937)
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No.07001140[1]
VLR No.118-5237
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 2007
Designated VLRSeptember 5, 2007[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] It is located in the Fifth Street Historic District.

References

  1. "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 19 March 2013.
  3. Ashley Neville & John Salmon (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pyramid Motors" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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