Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District

117-121 W Main St

Walter's Building, Ca. 1880

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1880

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

brick (stretcher bond); 3 stories; shed roof; 5 bays. Victorian Commercial. Ca. 1880. Recessed entrances found in 3 places; plate-glass windows, 1/1 sash windows, continuous stone sill and lintel, modillion cornice, finials on top of cornice.

City historic survey

City historic survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.

Style: Victorian Commercial
Stories: 3
Built of: brick
Exterior: brick
Roof: shed roof

Notable features

recessed entrances
continuous stone sill and lintel
modillion cornice
finials

Today

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Nearby

112 Second Street Southwest, C & M Restaurant
114 Second Street Southwest, Pace-Wranek House
116 Second Street Southwest, Ed's Barber Shop
111-115 W Main St,
108 2nd St NW, City Fish Market
110 2nd St NW,

Similar

Nearby markers

Swanson v. University of Virginia, Q-39, 160 m
Stone Tavern and Central Hotel, Q-20, 340 m
Sales of Enslaved People in Court Square, Q-49, 350 m
Jefferson School, Q-30, 370 m
Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift, Q-25, 370 m

Source: Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District National Register Nomination, page 41. Listed there as “117-121 West Main Street.”