1417 1/2-25 University Ave

From the National Register nomination

Commercial building with apartments on upper levels. Eastlake style. Built 1848; expanded 1891-92. Brick clad in sheet metal at front and stucco at rear; 3 stories; parapet-fronted shed roof; 7-bay front; 2 storefront bays (rebuilt ca. 1960). Elaborate metal facade with engaged colonnettes between windows; tall parapet entablature with floral and geometric motifs and the raised-metal inscription "ANDERSON BROTHERS." This impressive commercial building has the largest metal-clad facade in Charlottesville. Expanded from an 1848 building, it has housed Anderson's Bookstore--the oldest continuously-operating business in the city--since 1891.