Floyd Historic District (Floyd County, Virginia)

Floyd Historic District

Civil War Memorial in front of Floyd County courthouse
Location Floyd, Virginia: centered along Main and Osford Sts. bet. Penn Ave., and Baker St. and Sweeney and Nira St.
Coordinates 36°54′43″N 80°19′10″W / 36.91194°N 80.31944°W / 36.91194; -80.31944Coordinates: 36°54′43″N 80°19′10″W / 36.91194°N 80.31944°W / 36.91194; -80.31944
NRHP Reference # 05001266[1]
VLR # 219-0015
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 16, 2005
Designated VLR September 14, 2005[2]

Floyd Historic District is a national historic district located at Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia. It encompasses 164 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object (Confederate Memorial, 1904) in the central business district and surrounding residential areas in the county seat of Floyd. They include residential commercial, institutional, and governmental buildings largely built between 1832 and 1955. Notable buildings include the Phlegar House (1816), Ferdinand A. Winston House (c. 1845), Henry Dillon House (1851), Floyd High School (1913), Horatio Howard Building (1897), Freezer Shirt Factory (1936), and Floyd County Courthouse (1951-1952). The district includes the separately listed Floyd Presbyterian Church and Glenanna.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Michael J. Pulice; Patricia Dillon; Kathleen Ingoldsby; Belinda C. Reeder (June 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Floyd Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
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