Williams House (Richlands, Virginia)

Williams House
Front of the house
Williams House (Richlands, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Williams House (Richlands, Virginia)
Williams House (Richlands, Virginia) is located in the United States
Williams House (Richlands, Virginia)
Location102 Suffolk Ave., Richlands, Virginia
Coordinates37°5′37″N 81°47′54″W / 37.09361°N 81.79833°W / 37.09361; -81.79833
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Built byClinch Valley Coal & Iron
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Part ofRichlands Historic District (ID07000394)
NRHP reference No.83003319[1]
VLR No.148-5018
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983
Designated VLRSeptember 16, 1982[2]

The Williams House, also known as the Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Company Office, is a historic home and office located at Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a 2+12-story, frame Georgian Revival style dwelling. It has a hipped roof with pedimented dormers and features a one-story, hip-roofed front porch supported by six slender Tuscan order columns. It originally served as the office for the Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Company, developer of Richlands. The building was sold in 1901 to Dr. William R. Williams, who used it as a residence.[3] In 1984, it became the location of the town's branch of the Tazewell County Public Library.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Richlands Historic District.

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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ C.W. Thompson and Bart Phelps (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Williams House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ Richlands Library, Tazewell County Public Library, n.d. Accessed 2017-02-18.