Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District

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Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District
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The Ratliffe House, one of the core parts of the district
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LocationAlong Indian Creek Rd., Old Kentucky Tnpk., College Hill Rd. and Cedar Valley Dr., Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Coordinates 37°5′20″N81°45′49″W / 37.08889°N 81.76361°W / 37.08889; -81.76361 Coordinates: 37°5′20″N81°45′49″W / 37.08889°N 81.76361°W / 37.08889; -81.76361
Area48 acres (19 ha)
Built1873 (1873)
Built byThomas Cubine
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 95000829 [1]
VLR No.184-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1995
Designated VLRApril 28, 1995 [2]

Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District is a national historic district located at Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures along Indian Creek Road and Indian Creek. They date from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Notable resources include the concrete bridge, steel railroad trestle, Cecil-Watkins House, Ratliff House, Cedar Bluff Presbyterian Church (c. 1930), the boyhood home of Governor George C. Peery (1873–1952), Thomas Cubine House (c. 1887), Gillespie House (c. 1892), the Old Cedar Bluff High School, Cedar Bluff High School (1906), and the Old Cedar Bluff Town Hall. Also located in the district is the separately listed Clinch Valley Roller Mills. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Gibson Worsham (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map