417 W Main St

White's Department Store (former), Ca. 1950

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

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1950

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

One-story commercial building of brick construction with plain stuccoed facade featuring a flat parapet and recessed aluminum-framed storefront with large display windows and off-center entry. Rear elevation, with ground-level service entry and large main-level windows, stands two stories high due to slope of lot down from front to back. Crumpler's Inc. occupied the building in 1951, and White's Department Store moved to the location in 1956. Presently occupied by Valley Games & Hobbies. (News-Virginian, September 19, 1967).

Stories: 1
Built of: brick
Exterior: stuccoed facade, flat parapet, aluminum-framed storefront, large display windows, off-center entry
Roof: flat
Foundation: slope of lot
Height: About 32 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 27,650 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

ground-level service entry
large main-level windows

Later changes

plain stuccoed facade
recessed aluminum-framed storefront with large display windows and off-center entry

Today

See it on Google Street View (opens Google Maps, where “See more dates” shows older photos)

Nearby

415 W Main St, Southern Restaurant (former)
421 W Main St, Edmunds Building
413 W Main St, Virginia ABC Store (former)
414 W Main St, Barksdale Building
412 W Main St, Haney's Pharmacy Building
416 W Main St, Augusta Furniture Company Building

Similar

518-522 W Main St, Grand Home Furnishings
320 W Main St, Leggett's Department Store (former)
326 W Main St, The Christmas Store

Nearby markers

Waynesboro, Q-2-a, 50 m
Fishburne Military School, Q-19, 100 m
Waynesboro, Q-2-b, 310 m
Port Republic Road Historic District, Q-2, 820 m

Source: Waynesboro Downtown Historic District National Register Nomination, page 12. Listed there as “417 W. Main.”