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Blacksburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia.The district encompasses 137 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Blacksburg.
The Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation is a cultural institution in the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia, that sponsors exhibits, concerts, lecture series, and other cultural activities. [1] The museum is headquartered in the Alexander Black House .
Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District is a historic home, archaeological site, and national historic district located near Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses a complex of 19th century agricultural outbuildings associated with a Federal and Greek Revival style brick dwelling built 1834–1835.
In 2008, Blacksburg officials began considering an expansion of the National Register of Historic Places District in the town, likely including the Alexander Black House. [2] Plans began to restore the Alexander Black House for use as the Blacksburg Museum. [3] In 2014 a thorough restoration of the house was completed. [4]
Blacksburg is served primarily by US 460, a four-lane highway that connects I-81 at Christiansburg, 10 miles to the south, and to I-77 in Princeton, West Virginia. Driving from Blacksburg to its larger metro neighbor, Roanoke, via US 460 and I-81, usually requires less than an hour.
Miller–Southside Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia.The district encompasses 165 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of the town of Blacksburg.
Around the time Christmas was starting to become a national holiday in the late-19th century, propagandists of the Lost Cause—the myth that the Civil War was fought for states rights and not for ...
Natural history: Virginia's natural history and ecosystems, live mammals, fish, reptiles and birds Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: Virginia Beach: Virginia Beach: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Art: Focuses on 20th-century art with changing exhibitions of American & international artists. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Richmond: Richmond: Central ...