Clifton Forge Residential Historic District

Clifton Forge Residential Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Main Street Baptist Church
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Location	Roughly bounded by Memorial Park, Crown Hill Cemetery, Dry Creek, Keswick, Lowell, Main & Pine Sts., McCormick Blvd., Clifton Forge, Virginia
Coordinates	37°49′06″N 79°49′32″W / 37.81833°N 79.82556°W / 37.81833; -79.82556Coordinates: 37°49′06″N 79°49′32″W / 37.81833°N 79.82556°W / 37.81833; -79.82556
Area	174 acres (70 ha)
Built by	Acord, Andrew Jackson
Architect	Frye & Chesterton; Et al.
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Bungalow, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference #	12000517
VLR #	105-5036
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 14, 2012
Designated VLR	June 21, 2012

Clifton Forge Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia. The district encompasses 728 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in a predominantly residential section of Clifton Forge. It primarily includes single-family frame vernacular dwellings dating to the turn-of-the 20th century. They are vernacular interpretations of a variety of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow. Notable non-residential buildings include the Clifton Forge High School (1928), First Baptist Church (c. 1892), Main Street Baptist Church (1921), First Christian Church (1906), Presbyterian Church (1907), Methodist Church (1908-1910), Clifton Forge Baptist Church (1912), Clifton Forge Woman's Club (1939), and Clifton Forge Armory (1940-1941). Memorial Park and Crown Hill Cemetery are contributing sites. Located in the district and separately listed is the Jefferson School.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.