Boxley Building

Boxley Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Boxley Building, June 2010
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Location	416 Jefferson St. SW, Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates	37°16′11″N 79°56′26″W / 37.26972°N 79.94056°W / 37.26972; -79.94056Coordinates: 37°16′11″N 79°56′26″W / 37.26972°N 79.94056°W / 37.26972; -79.94056
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1921 (1921)
Built by	Boxley, W.W.
Architect	Frye, Edward G.
NRHP Reference #	84003587
VLR #	128-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 8, 1984
Designated VLR	October 18, 1983

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.

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