Fayette Street Historic District

Fayette Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsville, Virginia. It encompasses 116 contributing buildings, in a traditionally African-American section of Martinsville. It includes a variety of commercial, religious, educational and residential buildings dating from the late-19th century through the mid- 20th century. Notable buildings include the Dennis Hairston House (c. 1910), community Market (1925), Mt. Carmel Church, Grace United Presbyterian Church (c. 1918), Albert Harris Intermediate School, Alex Hairston House (c. 1923), Baldwin Block, Watkins-Hairston Funeral Home (1931), Gordon Building (1941), and the Imperial Savings and Loan (1953).^[3]

LocationFayette St. and side streets roughly bounded by Market, W. Church, Memorial and Swanson Sts., Martinsville, Virginia

Coordinates36°41′33″N 79°52′54″W

Area42 acres (17 ha)

ArchitecturalstyleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

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Fayette Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Houses at the Peters Street intersection
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Location	Fayette St. and side streets roughly bounded by Market, W. Church, Memorial and Swanson Sts., Martinsville, Virginia
Coordinates	36°41′33″N 79°52′54″W
Area	42 acres (17 ha)
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.	07000395[1]
VLR No.	120-5003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 2, 2007
Designated VLR	March 7, 2007 [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]