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

Grayson County Virginia has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ripshin and Grayson County Courthouse, Bourne, Stephen G., House, Brookside Farm and Mill and Cox, Dr. Virgil, House.

Several famous people are associated with these Grayson County historic places including Sherwood Anderson and Dr. Virgil J. Cox.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grayson County places including William Spratling, E.L. Robbins, Milburn,Frank P.,& Co., James Toncray, Martin Dickenson, Fulton, Samuel M, et al., Stephen Gray Bourne and Robert Landreth. Prominent architectural styles found in Grayson Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Federal.

Bourne, Stephen G., House (added 2004 - - #04000483)

Also known as VDHR file# 038-0018, Bourne-Hale House

6707 Spring Valley Rd. , Fries

Bonitalh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bourne, Stephen Gray

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Brookside Farm and Mill (added 2005 - - #05001272)

Also known as Saddle Creek Mill, Cox, M.B, House and Phipps Mill

4161 Wilson Hwy. , Independence

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fulton, Samuel M, et al., Landreth, Robert

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Agriculture, Commerce, Industry, Engineering

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Cox, Dr. Virgil, House (added 2004 - - #04000476)

Also known as VDHR#113-5034

406 West Stuart Dr. , Galax

Ceh2624, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Cox, Dr. Virgil J.

Significant Year:

1936

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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Fries Boarding Houses (added 2007 - - #07001139)

Also known as 220-5015

362 & 364 Grayson St. , Fries

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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Grayson County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78003019)

Main St. , Independence

BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Robbins,E.L., Milburn,Frank P.,& Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Grayson County Courthouse and Clerk's Office, Old (added 1997 - - #97000151)

Jct. of Greenville and Justice Rds. , Galax

Ceh2624, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dickenson,Martin, Toncray,James

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Ripshin (added 1971 - - #71000979)

Also known as Ripshin Farm;Sherwoood Anderson Farm

Near jct. of VA 603 and 732 , Trout Dale

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Anderson,Sherwood

Significant Year:

1941, 1925

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Secondary Structure

More Information:

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Spring Valley Rural Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000062)

Route 805; Route 604; Route 651 in the Spring Valley community, Fries

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

More Information:

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