Floyd Historic District (Floyd County, Virginia) Explained

Floyd Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 14, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:219-0015
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Floyd, Virginia

centered along Main and Osford Sts. bet. Penn Ave., and Baker St. and Sweeney and Nira St.

Coordinates:36.9119°N -80.3194°W
Added:November 16, 2005
Refnum:05001266

Floyd Historic District is a national historic district located at Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia. It encompasses 164 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object (Confederate Memorial, 1904) in the central business district and surrounding residential areas in the county seat of Floyd. They include residential commercial, institutional, and governmental buildings largely built between 1832 and 1955. Notable buildings include the Phlegar House (1816), Ferdinand A. Winston House (c. 1845), Henry Dillon House (1851), Floyd High School (1913), Horatio Howard Building (1897), Freezer Shirt Factory (1936), and Floyd County Courthouse (1951-1952). The district includes the separately listed Floyd Presbyterian Church and Glenanna.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Gallery

File:Floyd, Va - Country Store.jpg|Country Store, home of famous "Friday Night Jamboree" of bluegrass music.File:Floyd, Va - Hardware store.jpg|Hardware store

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Floyd Historic District . Michael J. Pulice . Patricia Dillon . Kathleen Ingoldsby . Belinda C. Reeder . June 2005 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map