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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Blacksburg Historic District Project Records, 1987-1989, Ms2022-057, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2009.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Blacksburg Historic District Project Records was completed in September 2022.

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.

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.

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blacksburg (Va.)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Montgomery County (Va.)
• Virginia. Department of Conservation and Historic Resources

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/ ).