North Fork Valley Rural Historic District

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]

North Fork Valley Rural Historic District
Rolls of straw in the North Fork Valley Rural Historic District
LocationAlong the North Fork of the Roanoke R. from the Roanoke Co. line S to Lusters Gate, Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°15′58″N 80°18′56″W
Area10,200 acres (4,100 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Center-passage plan
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.90002169[1]
VLR No.060-0574
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1991
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[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. 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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