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King Lumber Company Warehouse

Coordinates: 38°2′5″N 78°29′11″W / 38.03472°N 78.48639°W / 38.03472; -78.48639
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King Lumber Company Warehouse
King Lumber Company Warehouse is located in Virginia
King Lumber Company Warehouse
King Lumber Company Warehouse is located in the United States
King Lumber Company Warehouse
Location608 Preston Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°2′5″N 78°29′11″W / 38.03472°N 78.48639°W / 38.03472; -78.48639
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
MPSCharlottesville MRA
NRHP reference No.83003269[1]
VLR No.104-0247
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1983
Designated VLROctober 20, 1981[2]

King Lumber Company Warehouse is a historic warehouse building located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1909, and is a three-bay, three bay by five bay brick building. It has a low gable roof with stepped gables and corbeled cornice stops. The King Lumber Company manufactured building materials that were used throughout the United States, including in many buildings at the University of Virginia. The company closed in the 1930s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: King Lumber Company Warehouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. and Accompanying photo