Virginia - Smyth County
Smyth County Virginia has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Saltville Battlefields Historic District, Aspenvale Cemetery, Fox Farm Site, Henderson Building, Southwestern State Hospital and Hungry Mother State Park Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Wythe and Radford dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Smyth County historic places including Francis Preston, Gen. William Campbell and Hezekiah Love Bonham.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Smyth County places including R.L. Poor, Henry Carl Messerschmidt, E.L. Myers, Francis Irby, MacDonald Bros., Lewman & Sweeney, Abijah Thomas, R. E. L. Smith, Jesse Dungan and Eubank & Caldwell. Prominent architectural styles found in Smyth Country are Queen Anne, Beaux Arts and Classical Revival.

Aspenvale Cemetery (added 1980 - - #80004226)
Off U.S. 11 , Seven Mile Ford
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Campbell,Gen. William
Significant Year:
1781, 1823, 1780
Area of Significance:
Military, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Beatie, A.C., House (added 2001 - - #01000697)
249 W. Lee Hwy. , Chilhowie
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pendleton, J. William
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Bonham, H.L., House (added 2000 - - #00000485)
Also known as 189-0003
408 White Top Rd. , Chilhowie
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kearfoot, C.B.,Jr.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Bonham, Hezekiah Love
Significant Year:
1911
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Chilhowie Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1991 - - #91000830)
Also known as Chilhowie United Methodist Church;DHR File No. 86-14
501 Old Stage Rd. , Chilhowie
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Downtown Chilhowie Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000065)
Also known as 189-0001
Main St. S. Whitetop Rd. and Lee Hwy. , Chilhowie
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Business, Post Office, Restaurant, Storage
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Fox Farm Site (added 1978 - - #78003045)
Address Restricted , McMullin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Wythe, Radford
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Greer, R. T., and Company (added 1997 - - #97000481)
Also known as Herb House;File #119-5001
107 Pendleton St. , Marion
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Henderson Building, Southwestern State Hospital (added 1990 - - #89001919)
Also known as DHL 119-4
E. Main St. , Marion
Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lewman & Sweeney, MacDonald Bros.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hospital
More Information:
Hotel Lincoln (added 1995 - - #95000897)
Also known as VDHR File No. 119-10; General Francis Marion Hotel;Lincoln I
107 E. Main St. , Marion
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eubank & Caldwell
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Hungry Mother State Park Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000303)
Also known as DHR Number: 086-0015, Hungry Mother State Park
2854 Park Blvd. , Marion
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Myers, E.L., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Department Store, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Public Works, Restaurant, Road-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Department Store, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Restaurant, Road-Related
More Information:
Konnarock Training School (added 1997 - - #97000483)
Also known as Konnarock Lutheran Girls School;DHR site no. 86-0027
Jct. of VA 603 and VA 600 , Konnarock
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith, R. E. L., Messerschmidt, Henry Carl
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Clinic, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lincoln Theatre (added 1992 - - #92001710)
Also known as DHR File No. 119-09
117 E. Main St. , Marion
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Novelty Scenic Studios, Eubank & Caldwell
Architectural Style:
Other, Exotic Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Marion Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000888)
Also known as 119-0012
Roughly along Main, Cherry, Strother, Lee, North College and College Sts. , Marion
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Theater
Marion Male Academy (added 1989 - - #89001915)
Also known as Marion Male High School;DHL 119-6
343 College St. , Marion
Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Norfolk & Western Railway Depot (added 1995 - - #95000025)
Also known as VDHR No. 119-03
651 N. Main St. , Marion
Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nesbit, J. C.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
Old Stone Tavern (added 1982 - - #82004595)
US 11 , Atkins
James Shelton32, 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:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Preston House (added 1969 - - #69000280)
Also known as Herondon;John Montgomery Preston House
S of jct. of Rtes. 645 and U.S. 11 , Marion
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Preston House (added 1976 - - #76002120)
Also known as Palmer House
VA 107 , Saltville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dungan,Jesse, Irby,Francis
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Preston,Francis
Significant Year:
1795
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Saltville Battlefields Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000096)
Also known as 295-5001
SR 91, SR 107, CR 632 , Saltville
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Poor, R.L.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Engineering, Black
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American, African-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Extractive Facility, Extractive Facility, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Saltville Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000367)
Also known as 295-0001
Main St., 1st Ave., Palmer Ave, Palmer Ln., Stadium Dr., and Henrytown Rd. , Saltville
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chequior, T. Buckler
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Scott--Walker House (added 1994 - - #94000450)
Also known as VDHR No. 86-26
VA 635 E side, 2 mi. SE of Saltville , Saltville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Smyth County Community Hospital (added 2015 - - #15000908)
Marion, Marion
James Shelton32, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
International Style
Area of Significance:
Social History, Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974 AD
Thomas, Abijah, House (added 1980 - - #80004225)
SW of Marion on VA 657 , Marion
RegionalGirl137, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thomas,Abijah
Architectural Style:
Octagon Mode
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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