Beverley Street Historic District - Staunton Virginia
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Beverley Street Historic District - Staunton Virginia
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Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Staunton, Virginia, has one of Virginia’s finest collections of Victorian-era architecture. Beverley Street, Staunton’s downtown “Main Street,” is listed on the National Register as a Historic District with 131 buildings, most of them dating from the city’s “boom” years between 1870 and 1920.
Staunton’s most recognizable building is the Clock Tower, built at the city center, the building and tower dates to 1890, and originally housed the YMCA. The 1896 Masonic Temple, used as a lodge for over 100 years, is the most imposing, with its gable roof rising high above the rest it is quickly identifiable. National Valley Bank, on the National Register separately from the historic district, was built in 1903 in the ornate Beaux-Arts style it has a carved limestone exterior quite distinct from other buildings in Staunton. The Romanesque Revival styled, Marquis Building is notable for its rounded corner entrance and stone columns.
Copyright 2020 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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February 9th, 2020
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