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Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District

Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District
Ratliffe House in Cedar Bluff.jpg
The Ratliffe House, one of the core parts of the district
Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District is located in Virginia
Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District
Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District is located in the US
Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District
Location Along Indian Creek Rd., Old Kentucky Tnpk., College Hill Rd. and Cedar Valley Dr., Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Coordinates 37°5′20″N 81°45′49″W / 37.08889°N 81.76361°W / 37.08889; -81.76361Coordinates: 37°5′20″N 81°45′49″W / 37.08889°N 81.76361°W / 37.08889; -81.76361
Area 48 acres (19 ha)
Built 1873 (1873)
Built by Thomas Cubine
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference # 95000829
VLR # 184-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 7, 1995
Designated VLR April 28, 1995

Old Kentucky Turnpike Historic District is a national historic district located at Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures along Indian Creek Road and Indian Creek. They date from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Notable resources include the concrete bridge, steel railroad trestle, Cecil-Watkins House, Ratliff House, Cedar Bluff Presbyterian Church (c. 1930), the boyhood home of Governor George C. Peery (1873–1952), Thomas Cubine House (c. 1887), Gillespie House (c. 1892), the Old Cedar Bluff High School, Cedar Bluff High School (1906), and the Old Cedar Bluff Town Hall. Also located in the district is the separately listed Clinch Valley Roller Mills.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.


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