170-0009

Boones Mill Historic District

VLR Listing Date

06/19/2014

NRHP Listing Date

08/25/2014

NHL Listing Date

NA

NRHP Reference Number

14000526

Dating to 1782 when tradition holds that Jacob Boon founded the community, the Boones Mill Historic District emerged during the 19th and 20th centuries as a commercial center in Franklin County, serving agricultural and industrial producers. In 1892 the arrival of the Norfolk & Western Railway boosted economic activity and in 1927 Boones Mill was incorporated as a town. Today, the Boones Mill Historic District contains a collection of distinct and varied commercial and residential buildings, spanning the eras from its early settlement through the mid-20th century. The Boones Mill Historic District exhibits a range of architectural styles: bungalows, foursquares, and cottages with Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Folk Victorian detailing; a stylish Tudor Revival dwelling as well as Italianate buildings, including a church and railroad depot; farm buildings; and commercial architecture that displays detailed early-20th-century masonry as well as modern mid-20th-century buildings. Two notable early landmarks are the late 18th-century Boon-Angell-Ferguson House and the early-19th-century Boon-Abshire House.

Last Updated: June 2, 2023

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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Nomination Form

033-5449

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Franklin (County)

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Boones Mill Depot

Franklin (County)

033-0135

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