Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 06/17/1992
NRHP Listing Date 10/15/1992
NRHP Reference Number 92001369
The town of Dublin came into being in 1854 when the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad established a depot where the rail line crossed the Giles and Pulaski Turnpike. The settlement became a center of commerce and transportation. As such, it served as a Confederate army supply link during the Civil War, over which the 1864 battle of Cloyd’s Mountain was fought. The district’s earliest buildings date to the mid-19th century but the majority were built following the Civil War into the 1920s with its heyday occurring in the early 1900s. Today a community of some 2000, Dublin preserves an unhurried, small-town quality with a mix of unassertive commercial and residential architecture. The houses are generally free-standing, single-family structures in shady yards. A principal landmark is the 1913 Norfolk and Western Railway depot, a low wooden building marking the heart of the district.
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: April 4, 2018
