Allied Arts Building
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The Allied Arts Building is a historic building located in Lynchburg, Virginia
. It was constructed 1929-31, and designed by Stanhope S. Johnson and Addison Staples. The 17 story, 40 feet (12.2 m) by 132 feet (40.2 m) building is steel framed and faced in yellow brick and greenstone
in Art Deco
style..
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985.
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...
. It was constructed 1929-31, and designed by Stanhope S. Johnson and Addison Staples. The 17 story, 40 feet (12.2 m) by 132 feet (40.2 m) building is steel framed and faced in yellow brick and greenstone
Greenschist
Greenschist is a general field petrologic term applied to metamorphic or altered mafic volcanic rock. The term greenstone is sometimes used to refer to greenschist but can refer to other rock types too. The green is due to abundant green chlorite, actinolite and epidote minerals that dominate the...
in Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style..
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985.
External links
- National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form
- National Register Nomination: Allied Arts Building, Lynchburg photograph
- Skyscraperpage.com website
- Allied Arts Building, Eighth & Church Streets, Lynchburg, VA: 2 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings SurveyHistoric American Buildings SurveyThe Historic American Buildings Survey , Historic American Engineering Record , and Historic American Landscapes Survey are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consists of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written...