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Chatham Historic District | |
_(2).jpg) Emmanuel Episcopal Church | |
  Location within Virginia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Main, Payne, Pruden, Reid, Whittle Sts.; Lanier Ave., Court Place; Gilmer Dr., Chatham, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°49′28″N 79°23′50″W / 36.82444°N 79.39722°W |
| Area | 95 acres (38 ha) |
| Built | 1807 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Queen Anne, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000698[1] |
| VLR No. | 187-5001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 13, 2001 |
| Designated VLR | March 14, 2001[2] |
Chatham Historic District is a national historic district located at Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The district includes 188 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of the town of Chatham. The district includes a variety of government, commercial, residential, religious and educational buildings and structures dating from the early-19th century to the mid-20th century. At the center of the district is the separately listed Pittsylvania County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Judge Tredway House, Tunstall-Hargrave House, The Oaks (1832), Morea (1837), Hugh Weir House (1835), Planter's Bank, Thompson's Drug and Haberdashy Building, Corinth Christian Church, Emmanuel Episcopal Church (1881), Chatham Presbyterian Church (1886), Canada-Melton House (c. 1875), United States Post Office, Chatham High School, Chatham Elementary School (1925), Chatham Savings Bank, Masonic Temple (c. 1900), Collie Hotel/William Pitt Hotel (c. 1925), Beauty Plaza (c. 1950), and the Moses Building. Also located in the district and separately listed are the Clerk's Office, Bill's Diner, and Burnett's Diner.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Alison Stone Blanton (November 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chatham Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
