Saltville Historic District Explained

Saltville Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 13, 2000[1]
Designated Other1 Number:295-0001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Main St., 1st Ave., Palmer Ave, Palmer Ln., Stadium Dr., and Henrytown Rd., Saltville, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8756°N -81.7653°W
Architect:Chequior, T. Buckler
Architecture:Classical Revival, Gothic Revival
Added:April 12, 2002
Refnum:02000367

Saltville Historic District is a national historic district located at Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. The district includes 104 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Saltville. It includes a variety of residential and commercial buildings primarily dating from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings and sites include Well Fields, Saltville Golf Course, Office Building (1850), Mathieson Alkali Office Building (1894), company store (1895), First National Bank of Saltville, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1896), Gothic Revival style Madam Russell Memorial United Methodist Church, Duplex House (1894), Saltville Post Office (1931), Piggly-Wiggly Store, Saltville Savings Bank (1920), and Saltville Town Hall (1949).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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: Saltville Historic District. Gibson Worsham. May 2000. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map