Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District

165 N Main St

Smith-Hayden Building, Early 20th c.

BrickDoes not contribute to the district's historic character

1900–1933
18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

One-story brick and cinder block building with a late 20th century front consisting of a wood-shingled mansard, a T-1-11 parapet with signage, and an angled recessed aluminum and plate glass storefront with a sandstone apron. On the rear north wall are traces of painted signage reading "-ning works." A lower cinder block addition extends to the rear with a skylight, industrial metal-frame windows, and a neon sign reading "Blue Ridge Florist & Gift Shop." The building may appear on the 1918 and 1924 Sanborn maps as a tailor shop. Hayden's Dry Cleaning Works operated at this location in 1927 and, as Smith-Hayden Scientific Cleaners, through the mid-1950s.