North Fork Valley Rural Historic District

Along the North Fork of the Roanoke R. from the Roanoke Co. line S to Lusters Gate, Blacksburg, Virginia. County/parish: Montgomery.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 01, 1991. NRIS 90002169.

125 contributing buildings. 5 contributing sites. 14 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • DHR File No. 60-574

From Wikipedia:

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.

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/41678739

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