Spring Valley Rural Historic District Explained

Spring Valley Rural Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 16, 2010[1]
Designated Other1 Number:038-5269
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.7381°N -80.0661°W
Added:March 1, 2011
Refnum:11000062[2]

Spring Valley Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Fries, Grayson County, Virginia, United States. The district encompasses 184 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the wooded and agricultural northeastern corner of Grayson County. It includes mostly frame or log structures, with a few brick buildings, and several well-preserved examples of early-19th century log dwellings still in use. Notable buildings include the Knob Fork Primitive Baptist Church (c. 1800), William Bourne House "Walnut Hill" (c. 1790), Austin King House (c. 1847), Tomlinson House (c. 1851), O'Donnell Place (c. 1860), Ephraim Boyer House (c. 1870), John Fielder Farmhouse (c. 1850, c. 1870), Ebenezer Methodist Church and Cemetery (c. 1884), Spring Valley Academy (c. 1880), Glenn Cornett House (1904), and Phipps Bourne Farmstead (1909). Located in the district is the separately listed Stephen G. Bourne House.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2]

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 Listings. 2011-03-11. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spring Valley Rural Historic District. Anne Stuart Beckett/Alison Stone Blanton. July 2010. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos