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Front of Lyric Theatre
Front of the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.
George Keister Hotel
One of the principal hotels in Blacksburg, which began as a tavern at the corner of Jackson and Main streets.
Goodrich-Helm-Lancaster House
A two-story, two-room log residence, possibly built before 1830. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Harding Avenue Apartments
Apartments on Harding Avenue in Blacksburg. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Harding Avenue Apartments from Street
Apartments on Harding Avenue in Blacksburg, viewed from the street. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Helton House
Helton House, an example of common house styles in Blacksburg.
Historic Arches
Historic doorway and window in Blacksburg. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Historic Deyerle's Store
Historic photo of Deyerle's Store, built in 1875. Blacksburg's most substantial and best-preserved commercial building from the late nineteenth century (as of 1997). Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided.…
Historic District
Part of the historic district of Blacksburg, most likely Main Street. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Historic Price House
Historic photo showing the original appearance of the Price House. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
House on Lee and Wharton
Ornate example of one of the most popular house styles of the region in the late nineteenth century. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…
Huckleberry and Crew
Postcard depicting a Huckleberry Railroad train and its crew.
Hunter's Masonic Lodge No. 156
Hunter's Masonic Lodge No. 156, built on Roanoke Street in Blacksburg in 1928. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Janie Calloway House
Example of the popular one-and-one-half story bungalow ordered directly from the Sears and Roebuck catalog. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of…
Keister-Eakin House
Redesigned house on Main Street that incorporates the frame and some interior details of the earlier Queen Anne style. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…
Kessler-Linkous House
Dwelling that was converted into a large rooming house with the pressures on housing increased by the growth of the student body. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were…
Lee Street House
House from the late nineteenth century on Lee Street. The style was typically utilized for industrial, domestic, and agricultural worker housing.
Lewis Miller Drawing
1853 drawing of Blacksburg by Lewis Miller. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Logan Martin Store
Logan Martin store, built in the mid-1920s. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Logan Martin Store Building
The town of Blacksburg acquired the Logan Martin Store and converted it in 1939 for use as a town hall. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…
Louis Philippe Smithey
Architect and engineer Louis Philippe Smithey, who helped build the Lyric Theatre.
Louise's Dress Shop and Thomas Pierce Real Estate Agency
Commercial structure on the northwest side of Main Street Blacksburg. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Lucas House no. 1
Tudor Revival-style house in Blacksburg. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Lyric Theatre
The original Lyric Theatre, opened on April 14, 1930.
Lyric Theatre 1910
The Lyric Theatre in its 1910 location.
Lyric Theatre Sketch
Sketch of the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.
Main Street
Color image of Main Street, Blacksburg, VA.
Main Street Blacksburg
Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, circa 1900-1919.
Main Street Blacksburg
Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, circa 1907.
Main Street Blacksburg
Main Street, Blacksburg, circa 1960s.
Main Street Blacksburg
Undated image of Main Street, Blacksburg, VA.
Map of Montgomery County
Map of Montgomery County. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Martin-Richardson House
Two-story frame house dating from the third quarter of the nineteenth century. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Mayes House
House belonging to Dora Mayes, who served Blacksburg for many years as a midwife. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Merrimac Mines Tipple
Tipple at the Merrimac Mines, Fall of 1923.
Modern Blacksburg and Land Grants
Map of Blacksburg, with its modern boundaries superimposed on a plan of the earliest land grants. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…
Old Hotel at Yellow Sulphur Springs
Old Hotel at Yellow Sulphur Springs in Montgomery County, VA.
Old Mill Building
Built in the early twentieth century by the Blacksburg Milling and Supply Company. Later rehabilitated in the 1940s. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…
Old Presbyterian and Methodist Meeting House
Meeting house used by Blacksburg's Presbyterian and Methodist congregations until 1847. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Partial Restoration of Blacksburg Presbyterian
A false front added to the building in the twentieth century fell off in 1986, allowing a partial restoration of the building. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created…
Plank and Hoge Building
Plank and Hoge building in downtown Blacksburg from the early 1920s. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Plank and Hoge Store
Plank and Hoge Store, later known as the Corner Drug Store. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Presbyterian Education Building
Revival-style educational building built by the Presbyterian congregation in 1926. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Presbyterian Manse
Presbyterian Manse built in 1907, a traditional house plan with classical elements. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Price House
Two-story, two-room Price House on the northeast side of Wharton Street. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Progress Street
Progress Street residential area. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Refaced Ellett's Drugstore
Ellett's Drugstore Building refaced in 1934 to create a portion of the William Preston Hotel. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
Roanoke Street
Roanoke Street, historic route of the northerly road from Botetourt County that led southwest toward Tennessee and Kentucky. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at…
Sarvey Men's Clothing Store
Photograph from the late nineteenth century of the Sarvey Men's Clothing Store, which preceded the Plank and Hoge Store. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…
Second Building of the Lyric Theater
Second building of the Lyric Theatre, completed in 1930. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
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