Tazewell Historic District Explained

Tazewell Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 5, 2001[1]
Designated Other1 Number:158-0005
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Main, Church, Tower, and Pine Sts., Central Ave., and Fincastle Turnpike, Tazewell, Virginia
Coordinates:37.1175°N -81.5208°W
Architect:Pierce, William; Bryan, Andrew J.
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Added:May 16, 2002
Increase:August 15, 2016[2]
Refnum:02000519
Increase Refnum:16000541

Tazewell Historic District is a national historic district located at Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia. The district encompasses 112 contributing buildings in central business district and surrounding residential area of the town of Tazewell.

The most notable building is the Tazewell County Courthouse. It was built in 1874, and rebuilt in 1913 in a Classical Revival style. Other notable buildings include the Old Jail (c. 1832), Clinch Valley News Building, Stras Memorial Episcopal Church (1884), Tazewell Christian Church (1898), Clinch Valley Bank (1889), J. A. Greever Building (1914), Greever and Gillespie Law Office Building (1897), Tazewell High School (1931), Tazewell Masonic Lodge #62 (1931), Tazewell Post Office (1936), and Tazewell Presbyterian Church (1924, 1959).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, and had a boundary increase in 2016.[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. 2016-08-26. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/16 THROUGH 8/19/16. National Park Service.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tazewell Historic District. Gibson Worsham . February 2001. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map