Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Clifton Forge Residential Historic District

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Built by
  
Acord, Andrew Jackson

VLR #
  
105-5036

Added to NRHP
  
14 August 2012

NRHP Reference #
  
12000517

Area
  
70 ha

Clifton Forge Residential Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Memorial Park, Crown Hill Cemetery, Dry Creek, Keswick, Lowell, Main & Pine Sts., McCormick Blvd., Clifton Forge, Virginia

Architect
  
Frye & Chesterton; Et al.

Architectural style
  
Queen Anne, Bungalow, Colonial Revival

Clifton Forge Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia. The district encompasses 728 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in a predominantly residential section of Clifton Forge. It primarily includes single-family frame vernacular dwellings dating to the turn-of-the 20th century. They are vernacular interpretations of a variety of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow. Notable non-residential buildings include the Clifton Forge High School (1928), First Baptist Church (c. 1892), Main Street Baptist Church (1921), First Christian Church (1906), Presbyterian Church (1907), Methodist Church (1908-1910), Clifton Forge Baptist Church (1912), Clifton Forge Woman's Club (1939), and Clifton Forge Armory (1940-1941). Memorial Park and Crown Hill Cemetery are contributing sites. Located in the district and separately listed is the Jefferson School.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

References

Clifton Forge Residential Historic District Wikipedia