Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 06/21/2012
NRHP Listing Date 08/14/2012
NRHP Reference Number 12000517
The Clifton Forge Residential Historic District occupies 174 acres of this Alleghany County town’s original 1890 plat map and centers on the core concentration of housing that is associated with the period of growth and prosperity of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, which established railyards and terminal facilities there in 1890. The district contains single-family vernacular houses dating to the turn of the 20th century, and numerous churches and schools, including several that are associated with the district’s African American community. The Clifton Forge Residential Historic District also includes the 1920s-era Clifton Forge High School and Public Playground (now Memorial Park), and the 1940-41 Armory building, as well as the town’s first cemetery, Crown Hill.
Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: May 10, 2022
