Derby Historic District | |
Location | VA 686, from a point beginning 1 mi. above the jct. with VA 78 and extending for 1.2 mi. to the NW, Derby, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°56′02″N82°49′21″W / 36.93389°N 82.82250°W Coordinates: 36°56′02″N82°49′21″W / 36.93389°N 82.82250°W |
Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
Built | 1922 |
Built by | Nicola Construction Co. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 03001436 [1] |
VLR No. | 097-0048 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 16, 2004 |
Designated VLR | September 10, 2003 [2] |
Derby Historic District is a national historic district located in Wise County, Virginia. The district encompasses 102 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the coal company town of Derby. The contributing buildings consist of 72 houses, the Derby Methodist Church, a hose house, 5 company garages, 5 outbuildings, and 18 coal houses. Most of the buildings were built in 1923 of hollow ceramic tile. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]
Pocahontas Historic District is a national historic district located at Pocahontas in the Pocahontas coalfield, Tazewell County, Virginia. It is near Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine, a U.S. National Historic Landmark which was Mine No. 1 of the Pocahontas coalfield. The district encompasses 17 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the town of Pocahontas. Notable buildings include the City Hall (1895), the stone Episcopal Methodist Church, Catholic Church, the old brick medical dispensary, a Synagogue, the first millinery shop in the coalfields and a Masonic Hall.
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The Carver Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Carver, Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings located west of downtown Richmond. The industrial area developed between 1890 and 1930, along the tracks of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The buildings are in a variety of popular 19th-century and early 20th century architectural styles including Queen Anne and Romanesque.
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