| Marion Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | June 14, 2000, December 18, 2008[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 119-0012 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Location: | Roughly along Main, Cherry, Strother, Lee, North College and College Sts.; W. Cherry, E. Main, N. Main, Maple, N. Chestnut, Broad & N. Commerce Sts., Marion, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 36.8317°N -81.5225°W |
| Architecture: | Beaux Arts, Queen Anne, et al. |
| Added: | August 2, 2000, July 28, 2011 (Boundary Increase) |
| Refnum: | 00000888 |
Marion Historic District is a national historic district located at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. The district includes 361 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Marion. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental buildings primarily dating from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Sheffey Loom House (c. 1855), Odd Fellows Lodge (c. 1860), Look & Lincoln Wagon Factory warehouse (c. 1880), the Beaux-Arts style Marion County Courthouse (1905), Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Courtview Building (1890s), Marion High School (1907-1908), Marion Junior College (1912), the Overall Factory (c. 1920), Weiler Building (c. 1930), Bank of Marion (1922), Royal Oak Presbyterian Church (1923), Marion Municipal Building (1935), Marion Post Office (1936), and a Lustron house (1948). Also located in the district are the separately listed Hotel Lincoln, Lincoln Theatre, Marion Male Academy, and Norfolk & Western Railway Depot.[2] [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, with a boundary increase in 2011.