Tazewell Avenue Historic District

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.