Virginia Commercial Historic District
The Virginia Commercial Historic District is a designation applied to the historic downtown of Virginia, Minnesota, United States. It comprises 78 contributing properties built from 1900 to 1941.[2] It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 for its local significance in the theme of commerce.[3] It was nominated for representing an early-20th-century business district and Virginia's development as a mining boomtown and tourism gateway.[2]
Virginia Commercial Historic District | |
 Part of the Virginia Commercial Historic District | |
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| Location | Chestnut Street between 1st and 6th Avenues, Virginia, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 47°31′23″N 92°32′9″W |
| Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Built | 1900–1941 |
| Architect | Edwin S. Radcliffe and Vernon Price, Liebenberg and Kaplan, Anthony W. Puck, Paul S. and Reuben Damberg |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000020[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1997 |
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Perkins, Chad J.; Charlene K. Roise; Christine A. Prestegard (1996-08-21). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Virginia Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-22. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) With 38 accompanying photos from 1996 - "Virginia Commercial Historic District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
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