Prices Fork Historic District

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Prices Fork Historic District
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LocationPrices Fork Rd. from VA 737 roughly to VA 654, Prices Fork, Virginia
Coordinates 37°12′33″N80°29′29″W / 37.20917°N 80.49139°W / 37.20917; -80.49139
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Foursquare
MPS Montgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No. 90002004 [1]  (original)
14000528  (increase)
VLR No.060-0224
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1991
Boundary increaseAugust 25, 2014
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989 [2]

Prices Fork Historic District is a national historic district located at Prices Fork, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings in the village of Prices Fork. It includes a variety of vernacular residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating to the 19th century. Notable buildings include the James Bain Price House (1871), Price Store (1871), Prices Fork Methodist Church, and St. Marks Lutheran Church (1877). [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, [1] and increased in size in 2014. [4]

The Price Family Historical Society preserves records for members of the Price Family who have settled in the area. [5]

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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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prices Fork Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  4. "List of Weekly Actions, 8/25/14 through 8/30/14". National Park Service. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. "Price Family Historical Society". Price Family Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2024.