The Virginia Commercial Historic District is a designation applied to the historic
downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...
of
Virginia, Minnesota
Virginia is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mesabi Iron Range. With an economy heavily reliant on large-scale iron ore mining, Virginia is considered the Mesabi Range's commercial center. The population was 8,423 ...
, United States. It comprises 78
contributing properties built from 1900 to 1941.
[ With ] It was listed as a
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 ...
on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1997 for its local significance in the theme of commerce.
It was nominated for representing an early-20th-century business district and Virginia's development as a mining boomtown and tourism gateway.
See also
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References
{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Virginia, Minnesota
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Minnesota