North Fork Valley Rural Historic District

North Fork Valley Rural Historic District

Rolls of straw in the North Fork Valley Rural Historic District
Location Along the North Fork of the Roanoke R. from the Roanoke Co. line S to Lusters Gate, Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°15′58″N 80°18′56″W / 37.26611°N 80.31556°W / 37.26611; -80.31556Coordinates: 37°15′58″N 80°18′56″W / 37.26611°N 80.31556°W / 37.26611; -80.31556
Area 10,200 acres (4,100 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Center-passage plan
MPS Montgomery County MPS
NRHP Reference # 90002169[1]
VLR # 060-0574
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 1, 1991
Designated VLR June 20, 1989[2]

North Fork Valley Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 125 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 18 contributing structures. It consists of a significant rural landscape and an important collection of domestic and agricultural buildings, reflecting important agricultural practices in the region from 1745-1940. It includes domestic and agricultural buildings, a historic archaeological site, as well as an early-20th century school, two late-19th century churches, and five mid- to late-19th century industrial resources including three standing mills, a tanyard site, and a brick kiln site.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Fork Valley Rural Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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