Blair Apartments

Coordinates: 37°17′22″N 80°3′46″W / 37.28944°N 80.06278°W / 37.28944; -80.06278
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Blair Apartments
Blair Apartments is located in Virginia
Blair Apartments
Blair Apartments is located in the United States
Blair Apartments
Location231 Chestnut St., Salem, Virginia
Coordinates37°17′22″N 80°3′46″W / 37.28944°N 80.06278°W / 37.28944; -80.06278
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1949 (1949)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.100001084[1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 2017

The Blair Apartments are a historic residential apartment complex at 231 Chestnut Street in Salem, Virginia. They consist of a series of seven connected buildings, forming a rough U shape on the west side of the street. They were built in 1949 with funding from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and are a well-preserved example of the types of buildings the FHA funded. Salem experienced a population boom in the years following World War II, prompting its construction.[2]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Blair Apartments" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-20.