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Richlands Historic District (Richlands, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°5′40″N 81°48′22″W / 37.09444°N 81.80611°W / 37.09444; -81.80611
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Richlands Historic District
W.B.F. White and Sons Hardware building
Richlands Historic District (Richlands, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Richlands Historic District (Richlands, Virginia)
Richlands Historic District (Richlands, Virginia) is located in the United States
Richlands Historic District (Richlands, Virginia)
LocationIncludes portions of Front, Second, Third, Fourth Sts., and Grayson Ave., Lee St., Washington Sq. and Suffolk Ave., Richlands, Virginia
Coordinates37°5′40″N 81°48′22″W / 37.09444°N 81.80611°W / 37.09444; -81.80611
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.07000394[1]
VLR No.148-5014
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006[2]

Richlands Historic District is a national historic district located at Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia. The district encompasses 91 contributing buildings in the central business district of the town of Richlands. It includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the W.B.F. White and Sons Hardware building (c. 1892), Bank of Richlands (c. 1890), Norfolk and Western Railroad Section House (c. 1889), First Christian Church (1908), First United Methodist Church, and Richlands Presbyterian Church. Also located in the district is the separately listed Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Company Office.[3]

was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Sherry Joines Wyatt (November 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richlands Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map