Blacksburg Historic District Project Records
Scope and Content
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.
Dates
- 1983, 1987-1989, n.d.
- Majority of material found within ( 1987-1989)
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are written in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Historical Note
The Draper-Preston Neighborhood Association began researching their homes' historic status around 1987. The Blacksburg Historic District became listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1989 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
In 1990, at the association's urging, the Town Council of Blacksburg appointed an historic-district task force. The Blacksburg Historic District was approved by the Town Council in 1993 in order to preserve the town's history. Blacksburg's Historic District shows the towns evolution from 1798, when it was founded by William Black, to the twenty-first century.
Sources:
"Blacksburg Historic District," Virginia Department of Historic Resources, https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/150-0108/, accessed September 6, 2023.
Stowe, Michael, "Blacksburg Approves Historic Zone", Roanoke Times, September 16, 1993, on the The Roanoke Times Archive hosted by Virginia Tech University Libraries' Scholarly Communication,
https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1993/rt9309/930916/09160199.htm, accessed September 6, 2023.
"Historic District Map & Contributing Structures", Town of Blacksburg, Virginia, https://www.blacksburg.gov/town-council/get-involved/council-appointed-boards-and-committees/historic-or-design-review-board/historic-district-map-contributing-structures, accessed September 6, 2023.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
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.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by subject into four series:
Series I: Historic Landmark Forms, 1988, n.d., which is arranged by file number, with photographs at the end.
Series II: Historic Preservation Publications, 1983, 1989, n.d.
Series III: Zoning and Tax Readings, 1987, 1989, n.d.
Series IV: Meetings and Publicity, 1989, n.d.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2009.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Blacksburg Historic District Project 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 Blacksburg Historic District Project Records was completed in September 2022.
- Title
- Blacksburg Historic District Project Records, 1983, 1987-1989, n.d. (bulk 1987-1989)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Miranda Christy, Graduate Assistant, and Tyler Williams, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2022 (CC0 1.0)
- 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