Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District

394 North Liberty Street

Carr Building, 1955

Concrete or blockContributes to the historic character of the district

1955
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From the National Register nomination

Two-story painted cinder block building with a flat roof and industrial metal-frame windows. The building comes to a rounded point at the south end. In the north end parapet is a gray granite date stone that reads "19 Carr 55" in a red header brick frame. The north section of the building, which is higher than the south section, has display windows at the north end and five wood and glass panel garage doors on the west side. The south section has a long signage panel in the parapet and second-story freight openings with metal doors. Dayton contractor D. I. Rhodes erected the building in its entirety in 1955 for tire retailer Raymond Carr Sr. (Raymond Carr Jr.; Larry Ludholtz)

People

  • D. I. Rhodes builder in 1955
  • Raymond Carr Sr. original owner in 1955