National Register of Historic Places

Newport Historic District

Newport, Giles County, Virginia
Listed
February 25, 1994
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
94000059

About this property

Newport Historic District is a national historic district located at Newport, Giles County, Virginia. It encompasses 50 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the rural village of Newport. The district includes primarily freestanding single-family dwellings or store buildings of one or two stories, featuring wood-frame construction, wood siding or ornamental metal sheathing, front porches, and associated outbuildings. Notable buildings include the Epling-Dunkley[or Dunklee]-Smith House (1820s-1830s), Keister-Miller House (1846), Robert Payne House (1850s), Payne-Price House, the Miller Building (c. 1902), the Pent Taylor Store (c. 1902), the Miller Brothers General Mercantile Store (c. 1902), F.E. Dunkley [Dunklee] Store (c. 1902–1903), Pasterfield House (1903), Dr. Walter Miller House (1903-1904), Albert Price House (1904), Methodist Parsonage (1909), Newport Methodist Church (1850s, 1906), and Sinking Creek Valley Bank (1927). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is included in the Greater Newport Rural Historic District.

Location

Newport, Giles County, Virginia
37.29385, -80.49562

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Greater Newport Rural Historic District
Colonial
2 mi
Walnut Spring
Industrial
4.5 mi
Kinzer, Michael, House
Industrial
4.6 mi
McDonald, Joseph, Farm
Industrial
4.8 mi
Evans House No. 2
Industrial
5.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Cove Mountain
1864Civil War
11.4 mi

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When was Newport Historic District listed on the National Register?

Newport Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Newport Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Newport Historic District?

The period of significance for Newport Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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