Bill's Diner
Bill's Diner | |
 Site of the diner | |
  Location within Virginia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 1 Depot St., Chatham, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°49′30″N 79°23′55″W / 36.82500°N 79.39861°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| MPS | Diners of Virginia MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001450[1] |
| VLR No. | 187-0014 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1996[2] |
Bill's Diner, also known as A Streetcar Named Desire, is a historic converted streetcar diner located at Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in the mid-1920s, and used as a streetcar in Reidsville, North Carolina. It was brought to Chatham in 1937, and converted for use as a diner. A rear addition was added in the 1950s.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bill's Diner" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Diners on the National Register of Historic Places
- Diners in Virginia
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Commercial buildings completed in 1937
- Buildings and structures in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Southern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pittsylvania County, Virginia, geography stubs