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

Highland County Virginia has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge and Monterey Hotel, GW Jeep Site, Mansion House and McClung Farm Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle To Late Archaic dating back to 5499 BC.

The famous person George Washington Hull is associated with one of more of the Highland County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Highland County places including Virginia State Board of Education, James Smiley and Luther Wayne Puffenbarger. Prominent architectural styles found in Highland Country are Classical Revival, Federal and Greek Revival.

Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge (added 2009 - - #09000728)

VA 645 over Crab Run , McDowell

Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Pedestrian Related

More Information:

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GW Jeep Site (added 1993 - - #93001443)

Also known as FS #09-21-03-202;State #46 PH 94

Address Restricted , Monterey

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle To Late Archaic

Period of Significance:

5000-5499 BC, 4500-4999 BC, 4000-4499 BC, 3500-3999 BC, 3000-3499 BC, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Pedestrian Related, Processing Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Road-Related

Jones, C.P., House and Law Office (added 2013 - - #13000989)

144 & 160 W. Main St., Monterey

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mansion House (added 2006 - - #05001619)

Also known as 045-0004, 44HD0068

VA 645, 161 Mansion House Rd. , McDowell

Eschena, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Hull, George Washington

Significant Year:

1862, 1851

Area of Significance:

Military, Transportation, Architecture, Art

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Secondary Structure

More Information:

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McClung Farm Historic District (added 1991 - - #90002195)

Also known as DHR File No. 45-11;DHR File No. 45-112;DHR File No. 45-113

Address Restricted , McDowell

MountainRail, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smiley,James

Architectural Style:

Other, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Monterey High School (added 2002 - - #02000178)

Also known as Highland High School; Monterey Elementary School, Highland Elementary School; Highland Center; VDHR 262-0082

Spruce St., 0.5 mi. S of US 250 , Monterey

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Virginia State Board of Education, Puffenbarger, Luther Wayne

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

More Information:

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Monterey Hotel (added 1974 - - #74002130)

Also known as Highland Inn

Main St. (U.S. 250) , Monterey

Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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