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

Alleghany County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District, Douthat State Park Historic District, East Belmont and Longdale Furnace Historic District and Luke Mountain Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Alleghany County historic places including John Rogers, Luke, Sr. and William Allan.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Alleghany County places including Frye & Chesterton, Civilian Conservation Corps and Lewis Level. Prominent architectural styles found in Alleghany Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District (added 1992 - - #91002015)

Also known as VDHR File No. 105-17

Roughly, E. Ridgeway St. from Roxbury St. to Main St. and Main from Commercial Ave. to Railroad St. , Clifton Forge

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Frye & Chesterton

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Road-Related

Clifton Forge Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000517)

Roughly bounded by Memorial Park, Crown Hill Cemetery, Dry Creek, Keswick, Lowell Main & Pine Sts., McCormick Blvd., Clifton Forge

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Douthat State Park Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002183)

Also known as Douthat State Park

VA 629 , Millboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Engineering, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Government Office, Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

East Belmont (added 1999 - - #99000853)

Jct. of VA 22 and VA 616 , city

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Level, Lewis

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Rogers, John

Significant Year:

1811, 1834

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Longdale Furnace Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000898)

Also known as VDHR File No. 03-338

Roughly, along Longdale Furnace Rd., Iron Ore Ln., Church Rd. and Conner Ln. , Clifton Forge

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, No Style Listed, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Medical Business/Office, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Luke Mountain Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000737)

Also known as DHR File No. 003-5006;Luke's Mountain

Luke Mountain Rd. , Covington

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Luke, Sr., William Allan

Significant Year:

1919, 1929, 1916

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Rosedale Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000738)

Also known as DHR File No. 003-0348

Roughly bounded by US 60, Jackson R. and Luke's Mountain , Covington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Government Office, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Rosedale Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000243)

Also known as DHR file no. 003-0348

Addams St., Midland Trail Rd., Rosedale Ave., Stoughton Ln., Sweetbrier Ave. , Covington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Government Office, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling