Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District

208 E Main St

A building, Ca. 1900

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1900
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What is it about?

From the National Register nomination

brick (American bond); 2 stories; shed roof; 3 bays. Commercial Colonial Revival (classical detailing with full entablature at cornice line with columns). Ca. 1900. Recessed central entrance; plate-glass window on 1st floor, 3 - 5/1 sash windows separated by brick columns with Romanesque caps; 2 chimneys; 1st floor extensively altered with contemporary aluminum sign across both buildings and additions of plate-glass windows. Sanborn Maps: 1886: Dry goods and variety; 1891: Same; 1907: Same; 1920: Same.

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