Euclid Avenue Historic District (Bristol, Virginia)

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Euclid Avenue Historic District
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LocationAlong Sect. of Arlington, Euclid, Fairmount, Glenway, Highland, Lawrence, Piedmont Aves., Chester, Grove, Lindsey, Bristol, Virginia
Coordinates 36°36′17″N82°11′07″W / 36.60472°N 82.18528°W / 36.60472; -82.18528 Coordinates: 36°36′17″N82°11′07″W / 36.60472°N 82.18528°W / 36.60472; -82.18528
Area113.8 acres (46.1 ha)
ArchitectKearfott, Clarence
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 06000369 [1]
VLR No.102-5022
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 10, 2006
Designated VLRMarch 8, 2006 [2]

Euclid Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Bristol, Virginia. The district encompasses 573 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a predominantly residential area of Bristol. The neighborhood developed in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, and contains primarily one- to two-story frame and brick dwellings constructed from 1890 through the 1940s. Notable buildings include the William G. Lindsey House (c. 1890), Euclid Avenue Baptist Church (1928), R.C. Horner House (1930), architect Clarence B. Kearfott House, James Cecil House, and the dwelling at 611 Arlington Avenue, which is the only example of a Lustron house known to exist in Bristol. The Virginia High School (1914) is separately listed. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Teresa Douglass; Phil Thomason; Peggy Nickell; Ellen Giese (November 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Euclid Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2013-06-11. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2012-12-29 at the Wayback Machine