Virginia - 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
More Information:
Brookside Farm and Mill (added 2005 - - #05001272)
Also known as Saddle Creek Mill, Cox, M.B, House and Phipps Mill
4161 Wilson Hwy. , Independence
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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:
Fries Boarding Houses (added 2007 - - #07001139)
Also known as 220-5015
362 & 364 Grayson St. , Fries
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
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:
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:
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:
Spring Valley Rural Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000062)
Route 805; Route 604; Route 651 in the Spring Valley community, Fries
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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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