East Main Street Historic District (Christiansburg, Virginia) Explained

East Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 20, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:154-0001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:E. Main St. from Roanoke and Pepper Sts. to the old high school and Park St. from E. Main to Lester St., Christiansburg, Virginia
Coordinates:37.1325°N -80.4061°W
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Center-passage plan
Added:January 10, 1991
Refnum:90002008

East Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 45 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Christiansburg. It includes principally single family brick and frame dwellings dated to the late-19th and early-20th centuries. They are reflective of a variety of popular architectural styles, in including Colonial Revival and Queen Anne. It also includes two early 19th century log houses, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the much altered Christiansburg Municipal Building, the early 20th century former Christiansburg High School buildings, and an elementary school.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Main Street Historic District . Gibson Worsham. June 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map