{"nrhp_refnum":"10000147","name":"Tazewell Avenue Historic District","other_names":["Vdhr# 148-5020"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Tazewell Ave, Fairfax Ave, Front St., Second St., Third St., & Fourth St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richlands","county":"Tazewell County","state":"VA","lat":37.09606678000006,"lon":-81.80585066507174,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-03-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A largely residential historic district of about ten blocks in downtown Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, with a row of two-story brick commercial buildings on Front Street and two churches. Buildings date from about 1900 to about 2000, mostly before 1960.","why_significant":"The district is nominated under Criteria A and C for architecture, commerce, and community planning and development. Its houses, commercial row, and churches show Richlands' growth from the early 1900s through the 1950s, as coal, brick manufacturing, and trade supported steady expansion. The buildings represent popular early and mid-twentieth-century styles.","narrative":"Tazewell Avenue Historic District covers roughly ten blocks on the western side of downtown Richlands, Virginia, across the Clinch River from the main commercial area. It holds about 70 contributing buildings, mostly modest brick or frame houses from c. 1900 to 1960, including Queen Anne cottages, Craftsman bungalows, Cape Cods, Minimal Traditional houses, and Ranch houses. A row of two-story brick Commercial-style buildings lines Front Street, mostly from the 1930s to 1950s, with flat roofs, parapets, and corbelled cornices. The 1941 First Baptist Church adds modest Classical Revival styling, and a small former Pentecostal Holiness sanctuary stands nearby. The area grew as Richlands became a trading center after the town's founding by the Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Company and the arrival of the railroad. Brick manufacturing, coal mining, and commerce supported steady building through the 1950s. The district is recognized for its architecture, commerce, and community development.","period_of_significance":"circa 1900 - 1960","architect_builder":"Fields, W.W., Sr.; Brown, Joe; Brown, Wiley; Cook, Lawrence","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Minimal Traditional; Colonial Revival; Ranch; Bungalow/Craftsman; Commercial Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Largely residential with some commercial and office uses; the district is described as having good integrity. Some buildings are altered, and 19 resources are non-contributing.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.452121-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/6839/41683956/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/10000147.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000147/5859d21959-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000147/5859d21959-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tazewell_Avenue_north_of_Third_Street.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tazewell_Avenue_north_of_Third_Street.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683956","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazewell_Avenue_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16901359"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/tazewell-county/tazewell-avenue-historic-district-10000147/"}