Virginia - Wythe County - Historic Districts
Wythe County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Kimberling Lutheran Cemetery, St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery, Wytheville Historic District and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery and Foster Falls Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wythe County places including Laurence Krone, Morris C. Miller and Graham and Robinson. Prominent architectural styles found in Wythe Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Mid 19th Century Revival.

Foster Falls Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000925)
Also known as Foster's Falls, Foster Falls
New River Trail State Park, 176 Orphanage Dr. , Max Meadows
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Graham and Robinson
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Social History, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Energy Facility, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Kimberling Lutheran Cemetery (added 1980 - - #80004231)
NW of Rural Retreat , Rural Retreat
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, European, Exploration/Settlement, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Religious Structure
St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery (added 1978 - - #78003047)
NW of Wytheville at jct of U.S. 21/52 and I-81 , Wytheville
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Krone,Laurence
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, European, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Wytheville Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001179)
Also known as VDHR No. 139-29
Roughly bounded by Monroe, Eleventh, Jefferson and Twelfth Sts. and W. Railroad Ave. , Wytheville
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller, Morris C.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery (added 1979 - - #79003099)
NW of Speedwell , Speedwell
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, European, Exploration/Settlement, Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
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