South Franklin Street Historic District

100--308 S. Franklin St., Christiansburg, Virginia. County/parish: Montgomery.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 10, 1991. NRIS 90002007.

26 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • DHR file # 154-10

From Wikipedia:

South Franklin Street Historic District

South Franklin Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the town of Christiansburg. It includes principally single family brick and frame dwellings dated to the late-19th and early-20th centuries. They are reflective of a variety of popular architectural styles, in including Colonial Revival, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Greek Revival. A notable dwelling is the 1919 Rice House, known as "The Huts." It consists of one large (20 feet in diameter) circular conically-roofed section and three smaller (15 feet in diameter) circular units clustered to the north, east, and southeast.

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678770

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