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Shawsville Historic District

Coordinates: 37°10′8″N 80°15′17″W / 37.16889°N 80.25472°W / 37.16889; -80.25472
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Shawsville Historic District
Shawsville Historic District, October 2013
Shawsville Historic District is located in Virginia
Shawsville Historic District
Shawsville Historic District is located in the United States
Shawsville Historic District
LocationMain St. E and W of jct. with VA 637, Shawsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°10′8″N 80°15′17″W / 37.16889°N 80.25472°W / 37.16889; -80.25472
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
ArchitectMiller, Homer W.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Center-passage plan
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.90002009[1]
VLR No.060-0456
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1991
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

Shawsville Historic District is a national historic district located at Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings in the central business district of Shawsville. It consists principally of a group of late-19th and early-20th century frame and brick commercial buildings with dwellings located at the outer boundaries. Notable buildings include the Bank of Shawsville (1910), W.W. Lykens Furniture Store (c. 1905), White Memorial Church (c. 1935), and the Showalter House.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[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 June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shawsville Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map