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Cifax Rural Historic District

Coordinates: 37°25′02″N 79°24′32″W / 37.41722°N 79.40889°W / 37.41722; -79.40889
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Cifax Rural Historic District
Barn at The Cedars, just east of the central intersection
Cifax Rural Historic District is located in Virginia
Cifax Rural Historic District
Cifax Rural Historic District is located in the United States
Cifax Rural Historic District
LocationJct. of VA 644 and VA 643 and surrounding valley area, Cifax, Virginia
Coordinates37°25′02″N 79°24′32″W / 37.41722°N 79.40889°W / 37.41722; -79.40889
Area1,800 acres (730 ha)
ArchitectPendleton S. Clark, Charles F. Gillette
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.92000052[1]
VLR No.009-0254
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1992
Designated VLRAugust 21, 1991[2]

Cifax Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Cifax, Bedford County, Virginia. It encompasses 51 contributing buildings, 7 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures. The district includes the dwellings and outbuildings of prominent families, the houses of the poor and middling farmers and the laborers who in part depended on them for employment, and the stores, schools, and churches that served them. Notable buildings include the Dillard-Coffey House, Logwood-Williams House, Old Nazareth Methodist Episcopal Church, Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Cifax School, The Cedars, Noell-Lankford House, Poindexter-Ellett-Higginbotham Farm, and Glen Alpine designed by architect Pendleton S. Clark with landscaping by Charles F. Gillette.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham and Morgan Kennedy (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cifax Rural Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map