National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Salem County

Salem County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Salem County places including Craighill & Cardwell, Huggins, Henry Hartwell and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Salem Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Downtown Salem Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000591)

Also known as VDHR File No. 129-75;See Also:Salem Presbyterian Church;US P

Roughly, Main St. from Broad St. to College Ave. , Salem (Independent City)

Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Huggins, Henry Hartwell, et al., Craighill & Cardwell

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Government Office, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

College, Financial Institution, Government Office, Library, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000609)

1970 Roanoke Blvd., Salem (Independent City)

Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949