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Newbern Historic District

Coordinates: 37°04′24″N 80°41′30″W / 37.07333°N 80.69167°W / 37.07333; -80.69167
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Newbern Historic District
Old Courthouse
Newbern Historic District is located in Virginia
Newbern Historic District
Newbern Historic District is located in the United States
Newbern Historic District
LocationVA 611, Newbern, Virginia
Coordinates37°04′24″N 80°41′30″W / 37.07333°N 80.69167°W / 37.07333; -80.69167
Area56 acres (23 ha)
Architectural styleStick/eastlake
NRHP reference No.79003073[1]
VLR No.077-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1979
Designated VLRFebruary 18, 1975[2]

Newbern Historic District is a national historic district located at Newbern, Pulaski County, Virginia. It encompasses 47 contributing buildings in the town of Newbern. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dated as early as the early-19th century. Notable buildings include the Adam Hance House, known locally as the "Summer Resort," Duncan-Meredith House, Colley house, the Haney Tavern, Vermillion and Stone's store, the Christian Church (1860), and Old Jail (1839).[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Newbern Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map