Boxley Building

Boxley Building is a historic commercial building located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is an eight-story, granite and beige brick building. It consists of a granite base on the first story, a six-story brick shaft and an unusually fine top-story ornamented cornice with terra cotta panels and finely detailed copper cornice. It was built by William Wise Boxley (1861-1940), builder, developer, quarry owner, railroad contractor, and mayor of Roanoke.[3]

Boxley Building
Boxley Building, June 2010
Location416 Jefferson St. SW, Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates37°16′11″N 79°56′26″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1921 (1921)
Built byBoxley, W.W.
ArchitectFrye, Edward G.
NRHP reference No.84003587[1]
VLR No.128-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 8, 1984
Designated VLROctober 18, 1983[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. W. L. Whitwell and W. G. Kuthy (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boxley Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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