Marion Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Marion Historic District

Marion, Smyth County, Virginia
Listed
August 1, 2000
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
00000888

About this property

Marion Historic District is a national historic district located at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. The district includes 361 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Marion. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental buildings primarily dating from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Sheffey Loom House (c. 1855), Odd Fellows Lodge (c. 1860), Look & Lincoln Wagon Factory warehouse (c. 1880), the Beaux-Arts style Marion County Courthouse (1905), Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Courtview Building (1890s), Marion High School (1907-1908), Marion Junior College (1912), the Overall Factory (c. 1920), Weiler Building (c. 1930), Bank of Marion (1922), Royal Oak Presbyterian Church (1923), Marion Municipal Building (1935), Marion Post Office (1936), and a Lustron house (1948). Also located in the district are the separately listed Hotel Lincoln, Lincoln Theatre, Marion Male Academy, and Norfolk & Western Railway Depot. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, with a boundary increase in 2011.

Location

Marion, Smyth County, Virginia
36.83284, -81.52123

Categories

ARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTCOMMERCEEDUCATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hotel Lincoln
Industrial
0.1 mi
Lincoln Theatre
Industrial
0.1 mi
Marion Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.3 mi
Marion Male Academy
Industrial
0.3 mi
Greer, R. T., and Company
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Marion
1864Civil War
0.2 mi
Stoneman's Raid – Marion VA
1865Civil War
1.3 mi
Stoneman's Raid into Southwest Virginia
1864Civil War
3.3 mi

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When was Marion Historic District listed on the National Register?

Marion Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Marion Historic District?

Marion Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Marion Historic District?

The period of significance for Marion Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1855.

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