Stonega Historic District Explained

Stonega Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 10, 2003[1]
Designated Other1 Number:097-0042
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 686, from a point beginning 1 mi. above the jct. with VA 78 and extending for 1.2 mi. to the NW, Appalachia, Virginia
Coordinates:36.9531°N -82.7914°W
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:January 16, 2004
Refnum:03001435

Stonega Historic District is a national historic district located at Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia. The district encompasses 80 contributing buildings in the coal company town of Stonega. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings built after the towns' founding in 1895. Notable buildings include the Catholic Church (c. 1906), Stonega Colored Methodist Church (c. 1906), Stonega Colored School / Community Building, Stonega Bath House (c. 1938), and Stonega Colored School.

Large homes were built for company doctors and less grand but almost as large was a house for the superintendent. Ten, Four and Seven car garages were also built for cars.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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: Stonega Historic District . Gibson Worsham. October 2002. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map