National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Martinsville County

Martinsville County Virginia has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Martinsville County places including unknown, Moore Lumber Co., George Franklin Barber, George Tucker, et al. Caldwell and Eubank and McCoy & Hinskey Finley. Prominent architectural styles found in Martinsville Country are Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and Federal.

Dry Bridge School (added 2009 - - #09000065)

Also known as VDHR ID 120-5034, East Martinsville Grammer School

1005 Jordan St. , Martinsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Moore Lumber Co., Finley, McCoy & Hinskey

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Other

More Information:

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East Church Street--Starling Avenue Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000805)

Brown St., E. Church St., Cleveland Ave., Letcher Court, Market St. E, Scuffle Hill, Starling Ave. , Martinsville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Barber, George Franklin, Caldwell and Eubank, et al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Fayette Street Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000395)

Also known as VDHR# 120-5003

Fayette St. and side sts roughly bounded by Market, W. Church, Memorial and Swanson Sts. , Martinsville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Commerce, Education, Religion

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Little Post Office (added 1997 - - #97000150)

Also known as VDHR File No. 120-47

207 Starling Ave. , Martinsville (Independent City)

MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

More Information:

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Martinsville Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001317)

Also known as 120-5001

Roughly bounded by VA 457, Danville RR tracks, Clay St., and Market St. , Martinsville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Tucker, George

Architectural Style:

Federal, Romanesque, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Organizational, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

More Information:

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Martinsville Novelty Corporation Factory (added 2010 - - #10000282)

Also known as VDHR No. 120-5089

900 Rives Rd. , Martinsville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Scuffle Hill (added 1997 - - #97000158)

Also known as VDHR File No. 120-6

311 E. Church St. , Martinsville (Independent City)

MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

multiple

Significant Year:

1917, 1905

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church School

More Information:

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