Riner Historic District Explained

Riner Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 20, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:060-0044
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Roughly, E and S of jct. of Main St. and Franklin Sts., Riner, Virginia
Coordinates:37.0658°N -80.4397°W
Architecture:Greek Revival, Center-passage plan
Added:January 10, 1991
Refnum:90002006

Riner Historic District is a national historic district located at Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the village of Riner. It includes a variety of vernacular residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating from the 1850s to 1920s. Notable buildings include the Methodist Episcopal Church (1908), Bank of Riner (1912–1913), Jonathan E. Hall House / Store, Kinsey-Lawrence House (1908–1909), Dr. Stone Farm, Surface Mill (c. 1910), Auburn United Methodist Church (1885), and Sam Barnett Store.[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.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riner Historic District . Gibson Worsham. June 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map