Wytheville Historic District

Wytheville Historic District
Wythe County Courthouse, August 2006
Location Roughly bounded by Monroe, Eleventh, Jefferson and Twelfth Sts. and W. Railroad Ave., Wytheville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°56′47″N 81°04′55″W / 36.94639°N 81.08194°WCoordinates: 36°56′47″N 81°04′55″W / 36.94639°N 81.08194°W
Area 170 acres (69 ha)
Built 1790
Architect Miller, Morris C.
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 94001179[1]
VLR # 139-0029
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 30, 1994
Designated VLR August 17, 1994[2]

Wytheville Historic District is a national historic district located at Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia. The district encompasses 245 contributing buildings in the historic core of the town of Wytheville. They are primarily residential and commercial buildings and structures dating from about the 1830s to early 1940s. Notable buildings include the Fleming K. Rich House (1830s), Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Birthplace, Ephraim McGavock House (1858), Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (1876), Wytheville AM&O station (1873), Wythe County Courthouse (1902), George Wythe Hotel (1927), Millwald Theatre (1928), and Wytheville Municipal Building (1929), The Haller-Gibboney Rock House and St. John's Episcopal Church are located in the district and listed separately.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wytheville Historic District". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map