Spring Valley Rural Historic District

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Spring Valley Rural Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register

Location	Route 805; Route 604; Route 651 in the Spring Valley community, near Fries, Virginia
Coordinates	36°44′17″N 80°03′58″W / 36.73806°N 80.06611°W / 36.73806; -80.06611Coordinates: 36°44′17″N 80°03′58″W / 36.73806°N 80.06611°W / 36.73806; -80.06611
Area	4,220 acres (1,710 ha)
Architectural style	log house, I-house
NRHP Reference #	11000062^[1]
VLR #	038-5269
Added to NRHP	March 1, 2011
Designated VLR	December 16, 2010^[2]

Spring Valley Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Fries, Grayson County, Virginia. The district encompasses 184 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the wooded and agricultural northeastern corner of Grayson County. It includes mostly frame or log structures, with a few brick buildings, and several well-preserved examples of early-19th century log dwellings still in use. Notable buildings include the Knob Fork Primitive Baptist Church (c. 1800), William Bourne House “Walnut Hill” (c. 1790), Austin King House (c. 1847), Tomlinson House (c. 1851), O’Donnell Place (c. 1860), Ephraim Boyer House (c. 1870), John Fielder Farmhouse (c. 1850, c. 1870), Ebenezer Methodist Church and Cemetery (c. 1884), Spring Valley Academy (c. 1880), Glenn Cornett House (1904), and Phipps Bourne Farmstead (1909). Located in the district is the separately listed Stephen G. Bourne House.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-11.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
↑ Anne Stuart Beckett/Alison Stone Blanton (July 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spring Valley Rural Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos

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