Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District | |
 Downtown Clifton Forge, featuring the Masonic Theatre, in 2008 | |
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| Location | Roughly, E. Ridgeway St. from Roxbury St. to Main St. and Main from Commercial Ave. to Railroad St., Clifton Forge, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′58″N 79°49′31″W / 37.81611°N 79.82528°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Architect | Frye & Chesterton; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Mission/spanish Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 91002015[1] (original) 100001850 (increase) |
| VLR No. | 105-0017 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 28, 1992 |
| Boundary increase | November 24, 2017 |
| Designated VLR | August 21, 1991[2] |
Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia. The district encompasses 77 contributing buildings in the central business district of Clifton Forge. It primarily includes frame, brick, and concrete block commercial buildings dating to the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The buildings are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Classical Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival, and Italianate. Notable buildings include the Hawkins Brothers Store (c. 1886), Wiley House (1891), Chesapeake and Ohio Office Building (1906), Masonic Theatre (1905), Alleghany Building (1905), Clifton Forge City Hall (1910-1911), U.S. Post Office (1910), Ridge Theatre (1929), the Farrar Building (1930), and the Pure Oil Company Service Station (1932).[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, with a slight boundary increase in 2017.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ John Kern and Daniel Pezzoni (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources., Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
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