Franklin Historic District (Virginia) Explained

Franklin Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 16, 1985, June 16, 2004, January 26, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:145-0006
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:US 58 and US 258, Franklin, Virginia
Coordinates:36.6925°N -77.5389°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
Added:May 9, 1985, August 11, 2004 (Boundary Increase)
Refnum:85000988, 04000853 (Boundary Increase)

Franklin Historic District is a national historic district located at Franklin, Virginia. The district includes 226 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the city of Franklin. It includes residential and commercial buildings that were primarily built during the late 19th- and early 20th-century. Notable resources include the Poplar Springs Cemetery, Camp Family Homestead (c. 1840), the former W.T. Pace Hardware Store, former U.S. Post Office (1916), Franklin Professional Building (1920s), Lyons State Theatre (1930s), Pretlow Peanut Company Warehouses, High Street Methodist Church (1890s), Emmanuel Episcopal / Grace Lutheran Church, and Franklin Elementary School (1922). Located in the district is the separately listed The Elms.[2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, with a boundary increase in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Franklin Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Division Staff. 1985. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Franklin Historic District . Mary C. Taylor. March 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.