This collection relates to the Blacksburg Historic District and documents efforts by Blacksburg residents and the Draper-Preston Neighborhood Association to register their homes as historic landmarks in 1987-1989. Materials include publications about historic preservation, Blacksburg zoning restrictions, meeting notes, and historic landmark registration forms.

Series I: Historic Landmark Forms, 1988, n.d., comprises historic landmark survey forms from the Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks. Forms include property addresses, architectural and historical information about the homes, and photographs.

Series II: Historic Preservation Publications, 1983, 1989, n.d., discuss historic preservation and restoration.

Series III: Zoning and Tax Readings, 1987, 1989, n.d., contains publications and guidelines about zoning, taxes, and design of historic landmarks.

Series IV: Meetings and Publicity, 1989, n.d., pertains to meetings and news coverage of neighborhood historic preservation in Blacksburg.