Derby Historic District

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Derby Historic District
Derby Church.jpg
Derby Church
Derby Historic District is located in Virginia
Derby Historic District
LocationVA 686, from a point beginning 1 mi. above the jct. with VA 78 and extending for 1.2 mi. to the NW,
Coordinates36°56′02″N 82°49′21″W / 36.93389°N 82.82250°W / 36.93389; -82.82250Coordinates: 36°56′02″N 82°49′21″W / 36.93389°N 82.82250°W / 36.93389; -82.82250
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
Built byNicola Construction Co.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.03001436[1]
VLR No.097-0048
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 16, 2004
Designated VLRSeptember 10, 2003[2]

Derby Historic District is a national historic district located in Wise County, Virginia. The district encompasses 102 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the coal company town of . The contributing buildings consist of 72 houses, the Derby Methodist Church, a hose house, 5 company garages, 5 outbuildings, and 18 coal houses. Most of the buildings were built in 1923 of hollow ceramic tile.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

Coal miner's duplex house in Derby

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (October 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Derby Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine


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