Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District

49 W Water St

A building, Early 1950s

Concrete or blockContributes to the historic character of the district

1950–1954
18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

Moderne one-story building of cinder block with stretcher-bond glazed yellow brick veneer and a flat roof. A horizontally channeled aluminum frieze with a narrow aluminum awning or drip-shield runs above the windows and entries. The front (north) unit has an entry in an angled corner. The other storefronts are on the west side and have recessed entries and plate glass windows. At the south end is a lower appendage with a yellow brick boiler flue. The building bridges Blacks Run. In 1955 the tenants were listed as Brooks Sports Store (49A), American Financial Corp. (49B), Electronic Service shop (49D), and Jax Park-N-Eat (49F). Now David A. Garber Jewelers (49A) and multiple other shops.