Virginia - Wise County
Wise County Virginia has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park, "June Tolliver" House, Christ Episcopal Church, Fox, John, Jr., House and Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park.

Several famous people are associated with these Wise County historic places including Rufus Augustus Ayres, Campbell Bascom SLemp, June Morris and John Fox Jr..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wise County places including Johnson, Charles Ralph, Sr., Edmund Schureman Campbell, T. Buckler Ghequiere, Gilliam & Flanary, Frank P. Milburn, C.E. & C.H. Spaulding, Thomas M. Pepper, Charles W. Barrett, B. Seay and J.M. Blessing. Prominent architectural styles found in Wise Country are Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Queen Anne.

"June Tolliver" House (added 1973 - - #73002067)
On VA 613 , Big Stone Gap
Betcantrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Morris,June
Area of Significance:
Literature
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Christ Episcopal Church (added 1990 - - #89001905)
Also known as Christ Church;Big Stone Gap;DHR 101-5
100 Clinton Ave. , Big Stone Gap
Betcantrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spaulding,C.E. & C.H., Ghequiere,T. Buckler
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Colonial Hotel (added 1991 - - #91000019)
Also known as Inn at Wise Courthouse;DHR File No. 329-02
Jct. of Main and Spring Sts. , Wise
Jhb 10s, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Phipps,D.J.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Country Cabin (added 1992 - - #92001395)
Also known as VDHR File No. 97-59
Jct. of US 23 and VA 790 , Norton
Betcantrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Music Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility
More Information:
Derby Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001436)
Also known as 097-0048
VA 686, from a point beginning 1 mi. above the jct. with VA 78 and extending for 1.2 mi. to the NW , Appalachia
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nicola Construction Co.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Flat Gap High School (added 2009 - - #09000123)
Rt. 671 , Pound
L.N.farm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Pepper, Thomas M.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, School
Current Function:
Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Pedestrian Related
More Information:
Fox, John, Jr., House (added 1974 - - #74002151)
117 Shawnee Ave. , Big Stone Gap
Betcantrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Fox,John,Jr.
Significant Year:
1890
Area of Significance:
Literature
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Fulton, E.M., House (added 2006 - - #05001581)
Also known as Glay Williams House; Vernoy Tate House, VDHR 329-0004-0001
103 W. Main St. , Wise
Jhb 10s, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
Hotel Norton (added 2002 - - #02000524)
Also known as VDHR File No. 146-0005
798 Park Ave. , Norton
SieBot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown, Thomas Seabrook
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Kelly View School (added 2006 - - #06000752)
Also known as 097-0308
Appalachia Elementary School, Norton Rd., US 23 , Appalachia
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park (added 2002 - - #02001362)
Also known as VDHR file no. 101-0002, Ayers, Rufus A., House
10 W. Street N , Big Stone Gap
Blackoffee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson, Charles Ralph, Sr., Campbell, Edmund Schureman
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
SLemp, Campbell Bascom, Ayres, Rufus Augustus
Significant Year:
1948, 1895
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. Paul Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000351)
Portions of 4th & 5th Aves., Russell & Broad Sts., St. Paul
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
More Information:
Stonega Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001435)
Also known as 097-0042
VA 600, form 0.1 mi. N of jct with VA 685 to a point approx. 3 mi. to the NE , Appalachia
James Shelton32, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sunnydale Farm (added 2011 - - #11000352)
12439 Sunnydale Farm Rd., Pound
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Kelly, Chant Branham
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
More Information:
Tacoma School (added 1997 - - #97001072)
Also known as Tacoma School Community Center;DHR File No.097-0001
4408 Stone Mountain Rd. , Coeburn
James Shelton32, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barrett, Charles W., Thomson, Frank K.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Civic
More Information:
Terrace Park Girl Scout Cabin (added 2007 - - #07001146)
Also known as 101-0046, Big Stone Gap Girl Scout Cabin
211 Proctor St. N. , Big Stone Gap
Blackoffee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Seay, B., Blessing, J.M.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (added 1975 - - #75002043)
Also known as Big Stone Gap Post Office
U.S. 58 , Big Stone Gap
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Taylor,James Knox
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Post Office
More Information:
Virginia City Church (added 2005 - - #05001263)
Also known as 097-0192
Bull Run Rd. , St. Paul
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Religion, Education
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Wise County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000649)
VA 640 , Wise
Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gilliam & Flanary, Milburn,Frank P.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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