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Fayette Street Historic District

Coordinates: 36°41′33″N 79°52′54″W / 36.69250°N 79.88167°W / 36.69250; -79.88167
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Fayette Street Historic District
Houses at the Peters Street intersection
Fayette Street Historic District is located in Virginia
Fayette Street Historic District
Fayette Street Historic District is located in the United States
Fayette Street Historic District
LocationFayette St. and side streets roughly bounded by Market, W. Church, Memorial and Swanson Sts., Martinsville, Virginia
Coordinates36°41′33″N 79°52′54″W / 36.69250°N 79.88167°W / 36.69250; -79.88167
Area42 acres (17 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.07000395[1]
VLR No.120-5003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2007
Designated VLRMarch 7, 2007 [2]

Fayette Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsville, Virginia. It encompasses 116 contributing buildings, in a traditionally African-American section of Martinsville. It includes a variety of commercial, religious, educational and residential buildings dating from the late-19th century through the mid- 20th century. Notable buildings include the Dennis Hairston House (c. 1910), community Market (1925), Mt. Carmel Church, Grace United Presbyterian Church (c. 1918), Albert Harris Intermediate School, Alex Hairston House (c. 1923), Baldwin Block, Watkins-Hairston Funeral Home (1931), Gordon Building (1941), and the Imperial Savings and Loan (1953).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Alison S. Blanton (December 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fayette Street Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine