National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Lee County

Lee County Virginia has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cumberland Gap Historic District, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Ely Mound and Jonesville Methodist Campground and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland and Mississippian dating back to 500. Prominent architectural styles found in Lee Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Federal.

Cumberland Gap Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000366)

Also known as See Also:Cumberland Gap National Historic Park

E of Middlesboro , Gibson Station

Mx. Granger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Military, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

More Information:

archives document

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000353)

Also known as See Also:Hensley Settlement;Cumberland Gap Historic District

E of Middlesboro along Kentucky-Virginia state line , Cumberland Gap

MariAdkins, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Military, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Industry, Agriculture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

More Information:

archives document

Dickinson--Milbourn House (added 1993 - - #93000825)

Also known as VDHR File No. 245-4

US 58 , Jonesville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Ely Mound (added 1983 - - #83003287)

Also known as Ely Mound Archeological Site (44LE12)

Address Restricted , Rose Hill

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Woodland, Mississippian

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use

Jonesville Methodist Campground (added 1974 - - #74002133)

W of Jonesville at jct. of VA 652 and U.S. 58 , Jonesville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Ceremonial Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Ceremonial Site

More Information:

archives document

Keokee Store No. 1 (added 2007 - - #07000397)

Also known as Keokee High School Gymnasium, VDHR 052-0066; Darnell's Store

Cty Rd. 606 , Keokee

James Shelton32~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Education, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility

More Information:

archives document

Sayers, William, Homestead (added 2015 - - #15000017)

Ewing, Ewing

Wirednomads, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1974 AD