It is a compact commercial district characterized by a well-preserved collection of 19th-century buildings.

The buildings are characteristically two- to four-story, brick structures in a variety of popular architectural styles including Romanesque Revival and primarily Italianate.

Notable buildings include the old YMCA (1890), Hoover House Hotel (1893-1894), Putnam Organ Works Store (1894), City Hall (c. 1877, 1927), Odd Fellows Hall (c. 1895), U.S. Post Office (1936), and the Masonic Temple building (1895-1896).

Located in the district are the separately listed National Valley Bank and Augusta County Courthouse.

This article about a property in Staunton, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.