Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records
Scope and Content
The Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records consist of detailed information on hundreds of individual sites cataloged during a 1985 survey of architecturally and/or historically significant buildings in Montgomery County, Virginia. The collection also contains a copy of the survey's final product, a book entitled Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey, which includes an overview of the county's history, a comprehensive register of significant structures and sites, and maps indicating the location of the inventory's sites and structures. (The book contains an index to site numbers, by which survey forms for individual sites may be located.) An oversized folder with maps showing the sites surveyed completes the collection.
Dates
- 1985 - 1986
Creator
- Worsham, Gibson (Project director, Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
Administrative History
During a period of rapid area growth and development in the 1980s, the Montgomery County Planning Commission became aware of the need to preserve local historical and architectural landmarks. The commission applied for and received a matching grant from the Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks to complete a survey and inventory of such sites. The survey--headed by architect and project director Gibson Worsham-- published its results in Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey (1986, two volumes).
Source:
Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey. [Montgomery County, VA: Gibson Worsham, 1986] (2 volumes). (F232 .M7 M74 1986 Spec/ Genealogy)
Extent
1.2 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Abstract
The collection includes records arising from a survey of significant architectural and/or historical sites in Montgomery County, Virginia. Includes an inventory of structures and sites, a copy of the survey's book, Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey(1986), and maps indicating locations of the inventory's structures and sites.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type in the following series: I. survey forms (organized by site numbers), II. Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey book (two volumes), and III. oversized materials with maps showing the surveyed sites.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records was completed in 2003.
- Title
- Montgomery County Historic Sites Survey Records, 1985-1986
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rosana Magoia, Graduate Assistant
- Date
- 2003 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu