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Piereus Store
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National Register of Historic Places

Piereus Store

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Charlottesville
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About Piereus Store

Piereus Store, at 1901 E. Market St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 10, 1983. The Register lists it for its industry, at the state level. It was listed as part of Charlottesville MRA. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in Virginia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1901 E. Market St., Charlottesville · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Piereus StoreStart here
  2. 2House at PireusBuilding · next door
  3. 3Woolen Mills ChapelVictorian · Built 1887 · next door
  4. 4Woolen Mills Village Historic DistrictGothic Revival · next door
  5. 5Timberlake-Branham HouseVernacular · 0.4 mi on
Around it

37 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BYoung BuildingBuilding0.6 miBPantops FarmBuilding0.7 miBFicklin-Crawford CottageGothic Revival0.9 miBLewis FarmJeffersonian0.9 miDNorth Belmont Neighborhood Historic DistrictDistrict1.1 miBBelmontLate Georgian1.2 miBCarter-Gilmer HouseFederal1.2 miDJefferson, Martha, Historic DistrictLate Victorian1.2 miBLocust GroveLate Georgian1.2 miOJackson, Thomas Jonathan, ScupltureObject1.3 miDAlbemarle County Courthouse Historic DistrictFederal1.3 miDCharlottesville Downtown Mall Historic DistrictDistrict1.4 miOLee, Robert Edward, ScupltureBuilt 19241.4 miBMarshall-Rucker-Smith HouseQueen Anne1.4 miDCharlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival1.5 miBJudge William J. Robertson HouseItalianate1.5 mi★MonticelloClassical Revival1.6 miSDaughters of Zion CemeterySite1.6 mi
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OLewis, Meriwether and William Clark, SculptureObject1.6 miBAbell-Gleason HouseGreek Revival1.6 miBEnderlyGreek Revival1.6 miBMount Zion Baptist ChurchItalianate1.7 miBMcGuffey, William H., Primary SchoolColonial Revival1.7 miBHard BargainVictorian1.7 miDRidge Street Historic DistrictVictorian1.8 miBPitts-IngeFederal1.8 miBArmstrong Knitting FactorySecond Empire1.8 miBBenjamin Tonsler HouseBuilding1.9 miBPaxton PlaceFederal1.9 miBDelevan Baptist ChurchVictorian Romanesque1.9 miDWest Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict1.9 miBHotel Gleason/Albemarle Hotel, Imperial CafeVictorian1.9 miBJefferson School, Carver Recreation Center, and School SiteBuilt 19261.9 miBKing Lumber Company WarehouseVernacular1.9 miBSunnyfieldsEarly Classical Revival2 miBFifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic DistrictFederal2 miBPeyton-Ellington BuildingVictorian2 mi

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Questions about Piereus Store

Is Piereus Store on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 10, 1983 (Register number 83003272).

Is Piereus Store a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Monticello, 1.6 miles away.

Can you visit Piereus Store?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Piereus Store?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41678691 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.