National Register of Historical Places - VIRGINIA (VA), Wythe County

Cornett Archeological Site (44WY1) (added 1983 - - #83003320)

Also known as 44WY1

Address Restricted , Austinville

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

late woodland

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic,Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church (added 1992 - - #92001373)

Also known as Cove Brick Church;VDHR File No. 98-27

VA 600 E of jct. with VA 603 , Wytheville

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson,Wesley

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Fort Chiswell Mansion (added 1971 - - #71000992)

Also known as Fort Chiswell

I-81 near jct. of U.S. 52 and VA 121 , Max Meadows

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson,James, Thorn,Lorain

Architectural Style:

Early Republic, Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Fort Chiswell Site (added 1978 - - #78003046)

Also known as Fort Chiswell

Address Restricted , Fort Chiswell

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

English,commercial, English,military

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State,Private

Historic Function:

Defense,Domestic,Domestic,Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Camp, Fortification, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Road-Related

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

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

Graham's Forge Mill (added 2005 - - #05000481)

Also known as 098-0052

VA 639 , Max Meadows

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Water Works

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Graham, Maj. David, House (added 1985 - - #85000300)

Also known as Cedar Run Farm

VA 619 and 626 , Fosters Falls

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence,Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Haller-Gibboney Rock House (added 1972 - - #72001419)

Monroe and Tazewell Sts. , Wytheville

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Kimberling Lutheran Cemetery (added 1980 - - #80004231)

NW of Rural Retreat , Rural Retreat

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

Loretto (added 1994 - - #94001093)

Also known as VDHR No. 139-15

190 Peppers Ferry Rd. , Whytheville

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller, Morris C.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Classical Revival, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Martin Site (added 1974 - - #74002152)

Also known as Prehistoric Indian Village Site

Address Restricted , Fosters Falls

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Woodland, Archaic

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

McGavock Family Cemetery (added 1979 - - #79003098)

E of Fort Chiswell off I-81 , Fort Chiswell

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Krone,Laurence

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

McGavock,Joseph Cloyd,et al.

Significant Year:

1812

Area of Significance:

Art, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Sanders Farm (added 2003 - - #03000454)

Also known as VDHR file no. 098-0192

3908 Fort Chiswell Rd. , Max Meadows

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence,Commerce/Trade,Domestic,Industry/Processing/Extraction,Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Department Store, Extractive Facility, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Shot Tower (added 1969 - - #69000286)

W of jct. of Rte. 608 and U.S. 52 , Max Meadows

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Park

St. John's Episcopal Church (added 2008 - - #08000894)

Also known as VDHR ID 139-0008

275 E. Main St. , Wytheville

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Religion, Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

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

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

Wythe County Poorhouse Farm (added 2000 - - #00000557)

VA 2, Peppers Ferry Rd. , Wytheville

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence,Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

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

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

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