Covington Historic District (Covington, Virginia)

Covington Historic District is a national historic district located at Covington, Virginia. The district encompasses 108 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the historic core of the city of Covington. It includes late-19th and early-20th-century commercial buildings, dwellings that date from around 1820 until 1940, and governmental, educational, religious, industrial, and transportation-related buildings. Notable buildings include Merry Stand (c. 1817), the James Burk House (1824), Callaghan House (1840s), William W. Lawrence House (1850s), Rinehart Building (c. 1895), Covington Savings Bank (1910s), I. O. O. F. Building, Covington Post Office (1914), Hotel Collins (1910), Hippodrome Theater (1920s), C&O Railway and Freight Station (1914-1915), Alleghany County Courthouse (1910), Alleghany County Jail, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church (1924), and Covington Baptist Church (1902).[3]

Covington Historic District
Alleghany County Courthouse
LocationRoughly bounded by the Jackson R., Monroe Ave., CSX RR tracks, and Maple Ave., Covington, Virginia
Coordinates37°47′30″N 79°59′45″W
Area40 acres (16 ha)
ArchitectBossom, Lord Alfred Charles; Et al
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.91000099[1]
VLR No.107-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1991
Designated VLRAugust 21, 1990, April 21, 2004[2]

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. John Kern, J. Daniel Pezonni (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Covington Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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