National Register of Historic Places

Bristol Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Bristol (Independent City), Bristol County, Virginia

Listed

September 17, 2017

Type

District

Period

Civil War

Ref No.

100001640

About this property

The Bristol Commercial Historic District is a national historic district in Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia. The district encompasses 83 contributing buildings in the central business district of Bristol. The district straddles the Tennessee-Virginia border. The area was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries contains primarily two- and three-story masonry commercial buildings constructed from ca. 1890 to the early 1950s. Notable buildings include the Y.M.C.A (c. 1905), H.P. King Department Store (c. 1905), Reynolds Arcade (1925), Bristol Grocery Company building (c. 1915), Service Mills Company buildings (1922), E.W. King Manufacturing Company (1913), Cameo Theater (1930), Bristol, Virginia Post Office (1933), Central Building (1945), and McCrory's Department Store (1951). The First National Bank of Bristol (1905), US Post Office-Shelby Street Station (1900), and Paramount Theatre and Office Building (1929–1930) are separately listed. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, and was slightly increased in size in 2017.

Location

40-115 Piedmont Ave.

Bristol (Independent City), Bristol County, Virginia

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Questions about this property

When was Bristol Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?

Bristol Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Bristol Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)?

Bristol Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bristol Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)?

The period of significance for Bristol Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) is recorded as the civil_war era.

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