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Boxley Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Boxley Building

On the National Register since 198442 years
SkyscraperListed 1984Roanoke
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About Boxley Building

Boxley Building, at 416 Jefferson St. SW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 8, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Skyscraper, as it does for 3 other Virginia listings. Eight 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 · 20 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

416 Jefferson St. SW, Roanoke · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Boxley BuildingStart here
  2. 2Fire Station No. 1English Renaissance · next door
  3. 3Roanoke City Market Historic DistrictRomantic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Roanoke City Market Historic District (Boundary Increase)Commercial Vernacular · next door
  5. 5First National BankFrench Renaissance · 0.2 mi on
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSt. John's Episcopal ChurchGothic0.2 miDRoanoke Downtown Historic DistrictHigh Victorian Revival0.2 miBCampbell Avenue ComplexBeaux Arts Classicism0.2 miDNorfolk and Western Railway Company Historic DistrictNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miDRoanoke Warehouse Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBHotel RoanokeTudor Revival · Built 18820.3 miBVirginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus WarehouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.4 miDBelmont Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miDRoanoke Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Commercial0.4 miBLawson, H.L., & Son WarehouseCommercial Style0.4 miStNorfolk & Western Class J No. 611 LocomotiveStructure0.4 miStNorfolk & Western Class A No. 1218 LocomotiveStructure0.4 miDHenry Street Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.4 miDSalem Avenue-Roanoke Automotive Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II)District0.5 miBNorfolk & Western Railway Freight StationColonial Revival0.5 miDGainsboro Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBGainsboro Branch of the Roanoke City Public LibraryTudor Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Boxley Building

Is Boxley Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 8, 1984 (Register number 84003587).

Is Boxley Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Boxley Building?

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 Boxley Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 20 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 41683285 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.