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

Wise County Virginia has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park, "June Tolliver" House, Christ Episcopal Church, Fox, John, Jr., House and Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park.

Several famous people are associated with these Wise County historic places including Rufus Augustus Ayres, Campbell Bascom SLemp, June Morris and John Fox Jr..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wise County places including Johnson, Charles Ralph, Sr., Edmund Schureman Campbell, T. Buckler Ghequiere, Frank P. Milburn, Gilliam & Flanary, C.E. & C.H. Spaulding, Brown Hampton Hamp et al. Crizer, D.J. Phipps, Charles W. Barrett and Thomas M. Pepper. Prominent architectural styles found in Wise Country are Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Queen Anne.

"June Tolliver" House (added 1973 - - #73002067)

On VA 613 , Big Stone Gap

Betcantrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Morris,June

Area of Significance:

Literature

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Appalachia Commercial Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004258)

Also known as DHR #164-5003

Along W. Main St., Kentucky Ave., Powell St, Appalachia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Braun, Harry S., Collier, Martin D, Crizer, Brown Hampton Hamp et al., Multiple

Architectural Style:

Commercial Style, Chicago Style, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1890-1955 AD

Big Stone Gap Downtown Historic District (added 2019 - - #100003482)

Also known as VDHR# 101-5002

200- 500 Wood Ave. E, Shawnee Ave., E. 3rd St., E. 4th St., E. 5th St., Big Stone Gap

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Robelot, Milton Paul, Taylor, James Knox

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Commercial Style, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1968 AD

Christ Episcopal Church (added 1990 - - #89001905)

Also known as Christ Church;Big Stone Gap;DHR 101-5

100 Clinton Ave. , Big Stone Gap

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Spaulding,C.E. & C.H., Ghequiere,T. Buckler

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Colonial Hotel (added 1991 - - #91000019)

Also known as Inn at Wise Courthouse;DHR File No. 329-02

Jct. of Main and Spring Sts. , Wise

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Phipps,D.J.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Country Cabin (added 1992 - - #92001395)

Also known as VDHR File No. 97-59

Jct. of US 23 and VA 790 , Norton

Betcantrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Music Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Music Facility

More Information:

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Derby Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001436)

Also known as 097-0048

VA 686, from a point beginning 1 mi. above the jct. with VA 78 and extending for 1.2 mi. to the NW , Appalachia

James Shelton32~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nicola Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Flat Gap High School (added 2009 - - #09000123)

Rt. 671 , Pound

L.N.farm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Pepper, Thomas M.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Pedestrian Related, School

Current Function:

Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Pedestrian Related

More Information:

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Fox, John, Jr., House (added 1974 - - #74002151)

117 Shawnee Ave. , Big Stone Gap

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Fox,John,Jr.

Significant Year:

1890

Area of Significance:

Literature

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Fulton, E.M., House (added 2006 - - #05001581)

Also known as Glay Williams House; Vernoy Tate House, VDHR 329-0004-0001

103 W. Main St. , Wise

Jhb 10s, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

More Information:

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Hotel Norton (added 2002 - - #02000524)

Also known as VDHR File No. 146-0005

798 Park Ave. , Norton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown, Thomas Seabrook

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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James A. Bland High School (added 2024 - - #100010995)

Also known as Big Stone Gap Town Hall, Big Stone Gap Elementary School, Rexall Carnes Middle School, VDHR ID 101-5013

505 E. 5th Street South, Big Stone Gap

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Area of Significance:

Education, Ethnic Heritage-Black, Social History

Kelly View School (added 2006 - - #06000752)

Also known as 097-0308

Appalachia Elementary School, Norton Rd., US 23 , Appalachia

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Education

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park (added 2002 - - #02001362)

Also known as VDHR file no. 101-0002, Ayers, Rufus A., House

10 W. Street N , Big Stone Gap

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson, Charles Ralph, Sr., Campbell, Edmund Schureman

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

SLemp, Campbell Bascom, Ayres, Rufus Augustus

Significant Year:

1948, 1895

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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St. Paul Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000351)

Portions of 4th & 5th Aves., Russell & Broad Sts., St. Paul

James Shelton32~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

More Information:

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Stonega Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001435)

Also known as 097-0042

VA 600, form 0.1 mi. N of jct with VA 685 to a point approx. 3 mi. to the NE , Appalachia

James Shelton32, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Sunnydale Farm (added 2011 - - #11000352)

12439 Sunnydale Farm Rd., Pound

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Kelly, Chant Branham

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

More Information:

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Tacoma School (added 1997 - - #97001072)

Also known as Tacoma School Community Center;DHR File No.097-0001

4408 Stone Mountain Rd. , Coeburn

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Barrett, Charles W., Thomson, Frank K.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Civic

More Information:

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Terrace Park Girl Scout Cabin (added 2007 - - #07001146)

Also known as 101-0046, Big Stone Gap Girl Scout Cabin

211 Proctor St. N. , Big Stone Gap

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Seay, B., Blessing, J.M.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (added 1975 - - #75002043)

Also known as Big Stone Gap Post Office

U.S. 58 , Big Stone Gap

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Taylor,James Knox

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Post Office

More Information:

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Virginia City Church (added 2005 - - #05001263)

Also known as 097-0192

Bull Run Rd. , St. Paul

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Religion, Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Wise County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000649)

VA 640 , Wise

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gilliam & Flanary, Milburn,Frank P.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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