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Riner Historic District

Coordinates: 37°3′57″N 80°26′23″W / 37.06583°N 80.43972°W / 37.06583; -80.43972
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Riner Historic District
Riner Historic District is located in Virginia
Riner Historic District
Riner Historic District is located in the United States
Riner Historic District
LocationRoughly, E and S of jct. of Main St. and Franklin Sts., Riner, Virginia
Coordinates37°3′57″N 80°26′23″W / 37.06583°N 80.43972°W / 37.06583; -80.43972
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Center-passage plan
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.95002006[1]
VLR No.060-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1991
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

Riner Historic District is a national historic district located at Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the village of Riner. It includes a variety of vernacular residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating from the 1850s to 1920s. Notable buildings include the Methodist Episcopal Church (1908), Bank of Riner (1912–1913), Jonathan E. Hall House / Store, Kinsey-Lawrence House (1908–1909), Dr. Stone Farm, Surface Mill (c. 1910), Auburn United Methodist Church (1885), and Sam Barnett Store.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riner Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map