J. W. Wood Building
J.W. Wood Building, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
J. W. Wood Building is located in Virginia
J. W. Wood Building
J. W. Wood Building is located in the United States
J. W. Wood Building
Location23-27 Ninth St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°24′58″N 79°8′26″W / 37.41611°N 79.14056°W / 37.41611; -79.14056
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.83003292[1]
VLR No.118-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1983
Designated VLRMay 18, 1982[2]

The J. W. Wood Building is a historic commercial building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. The 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m2) commercial building in a modified Greek Revival-style. It was built between 1851 and 1853 as a warehouse.[3] It is the largest and best preserved of the few pre-Civil War commercial structures remaining in Lynchburg.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  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 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "118-0009 J. W. Wood Building".
  4. ^ S. Allen Chambers (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. W. Wood Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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