NRHP Reference # 03001435 Designated VLR September 10, 2003 Added to NRHP 16 January 2004 | VLR # 097-0042 Area 42 ha | |
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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 Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements | ||
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.