Tazewell Avenue Historic District Explained

Tazewell Avenue Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 17, 2009[1]
Designated Other1 Number:148-5020
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.0961°N -81.8058°W
Architect:F Fields, W. W., Sr.; Brown, Joe
Architecture:Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Added:March 31, 2010
Refnum:10000147

Tazewell Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia. The district encompasses 70 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of the town of Richlands. They were largely built between 1900 and 1960, and are modestly scaled brick and frame dwellings reflecting popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow. Notable non-residential buildings include the former Pentecostal Holiness Church, former First Baptist Church, Barker Youth Center (1955), Nassif Building (c. 1945), and Masonic Hall and Jenkins Cleaners Building (c. 1930).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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: Tazewell Avenue Historic District. Sherry Joines Wyatt. May 2009. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos