Virginia - Wythe County
Wythe County Virginia has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 12 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cornett Archeological Site (44WY1), Fort Chiswell Mansion, Fort Chiswell Site, Graham, Maj. David, House and Haller-Gibboney Rock House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland and Archaic dating back to 1999 BC.

The famous person Joseph Cloyd McGavock is associated with one of more of the Wythe County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wythe County places including Laurence Krone, Lorain Thorn, James Johnson, Morris C. Miller, Graham and Robinson, Wesley Johnson and M Lynch. Prominent architectural styles found in Wythe Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Classical Revival.

Cornett Archeological Site (44WY1) (added 1983 - - #83003320)
Also known as 44WY1
Address Restricted , Austinville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Fort Chiswell Mansion (added 1971 - - #71000992)
Also known as Fort Chiswell
I-81 near jct. of U.S. 52 and VA 121 , Max Meadows
Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Fort Chiswell Site (added 1978 - - #78003046)
Also known as Fort Chiswell
Address Restricted , Fort Chiswell
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Graham's Forge Mill (added 2005 - - #05000481)
Also known as 098-0052
VA 639 , Max Meadows
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Graham, Maj. David, House (added 1985 - - #85000300)
Also known as Cedar Run Farm
VA 619 and 626 , Fosters Falls
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Haller-Gibboney Rock House (added 1972 - - #72001419)
Monroe and Tazewell Sts. , Wytheville
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Kimberling Lutheran Cemetery (added 1980 - - #80004231)
NW of Rural Retreat , Rural Retreat
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Loretto (added 1994 - - #94001093)
Also known as VDHR No. 139-15
190 Peppers Ferry Rd. , Whytheville
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Martin Site (added 1974 - - #74002152)
Also known as Prehistoric Indian Village Site
Address Restricted , Fosters Falls
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Reed Creek Mill (added 2016 - - #16000802)
Wytheville, Wytheville
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Other
Period of Significance:
1902-1966 AD
Rural Retreat Depot (added 2014 - - #14000531)
105 Railroad Ave., Rural Retreat
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sanders Farm (added 2003 - - #03000454)
Also known as VDHR file no. 098-0192
3908 Fort Chiswell Rd. , Max Meadows
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Shot Tower (added 1969 - - #69000286)
W of jct. of Rte. 608 and U.S. 52 , Max Meadows
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
St. John's Episcopal Church (added 2008 - - #08000894)
Also known as VDHR ID 139-0008
275 E. Main St. , Wytheville
Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery (added 1978 - - #78003047)
NW of Wytheville at jct of U.S. 21/52 and I-81 , Wytheville
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Wythe County Poorhouse Farm (added 2000 - - #00000557)
VA 2, Peppers Ferry Rd. , Wytheville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
IxieVerns, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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