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Derby Historic District is a national
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historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located in Wise County, Virginia
Wise County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties and named for Henry A. Wise, who was the Governor of Virginia at the time.
History
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. The district encompasses 102 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the coal company town of Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...
. The contributing buildings consist of 72 houses, the Derby Methodist Church, a hose house, 5 company garages, 5 outbuildings, and 18 coal houses. Most of the buildings were built in 1923 of hollow ceramic tile. an''Accompanying four photos''
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National Register of Historic Places
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in 2004.
References
Historic districts in Wise County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia {{WiseCountyVA-NRHP-stub