THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF RUSSELL

CASTLEWOOD, VA

Wolf Hills Historical Sign, Main Street, Abingdon, VA
Wolf Hills Historical Sign, Main Street, Abingdon, VA Credit: w_lemay

The Historical Society of Russell is located in Castlewood, Virginia and is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Russell County. The society was founded in 1963 and is run by a group of volunteers who are passionate about local history.

The society's headquarters is housed in the old Castlewood High School building, which was built in 1927 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building has been restored and now serves as a museum and research center for visitors and researchers.

The museum features a collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents relating to the history of Russell County, including exhibits on the coal mining industry, Native American history, and the Civil War. The society also hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including lectures, tours, and special exhibits.

The Historical Society of Russell is committed to educating the community about local history and preserving the county's unique heritage for future generations. Through its efforts, the society has become an important resource for scholars, historians, and anyone interested in the rich history of Russell County.

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF RUSSELL is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in CASTLEWOOD VA. US MID #8405100700

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Wolf Hills Historical Sign, Main Street, Abingdon, VA
Dr. William H. Pitts House, Main Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1854, this Greek Revival-style house was constructed by Adam Hickman and sold to Dr. William H. Pitts, a doctor from Richmond, who served as a surgeon at the Abingdon Confederate Hospital during the Civil War. Dr. Pitts lived in the house until his death in 1869. The house features a stucco-clad exterior, a five-bay front facade, a side-gable roof with stepped parapets, nine-over-six, six-over-six, and two-over-two double-hung windows with shutters, a recessed front entrance door with sidelights, a transom, and a decorative trim surround, and a two-story shed-roof wood-frame rear ell. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
Summers Building, Main Street and Court Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1908, this Classical Revival-style building is known as the Summers Building. The building features a red brick exterior with buff brick and stone trim, buff brick pilasters, a simple cornice, a rooftop deck, and large plate glass windows on the first floor with transoms, flanking the recessed corner entrance. The building is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Main Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1820 as a Federal-style house, this structure was renovated and expanded later in the 19th Century in the Italianate style. The building features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a hipped roof, with twelve-over-eight and nine-over-six double-hung windows, six-over-six-over-six double-hung windows on the first floor, gabled dormers, bracketed eaves, a first floor retail shopfront with two large plate glass windows flanking a recessed central doorway, and a recessed front door with a transom, sidelights and a decorative pedimented trim surround. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Main Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1895, this Queen Anne-style duplex features a red brick exterior, hipped roof with two front gables, two-story bay windows on the side facades, Queen Anne-style double-hung windows, arched window bays at the gable ends, a bracketed cornice, and a front porch with rectilinear stop-chamfer columns, a hipped roof, and a decorative paneled wooden railing. The building is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Main Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1790 as a Federal-style house and later renovated with the addition of Italianate-style elements in the 19th Century, this house features a side-gable roof with a front-gabled eastern ell, six-over-six and four-over-four double-hung windows, a bay window on the first floor of the eastern ell, bracketed eaves, decorative window hoods, a front porch with rectilinear columns, and a front door with sidelights and a transom. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Main Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1790 as a Federal-style house and later renovated with the addition of Italianate-style elements in the 19th Century, this house features a side-gable roof with a front-gabled eastern ell, six-over-six and four-over-four double-hung windows, a bay window on the first floor of the eastern ell, bracketed eaves, decorative window hoods, a front porch with rectilinear columns, and a front door with sidelights and a transom. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Main Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1790 as a Federal-style house and later renovated with the addition of Italianate-style elements in the 19th Century, this house features a side-gable roof with a front-gabled eastern ell, six-over-six and four-over-four double-hung windows, a bay window on the first floor of the eastern ell, bracketed eaves, decorative window hoods, a front porch with rectilinear columns, and a front door with sidelights and a transom. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Main Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1790 as a Federal-style house and later renovated with the addition of Italianate-style elements in the 19th Century, this house features a side-gable roof with a front-gabled eastern ell, six-over-six and four-over-four double-hung windows, a bay window on the first floor of the eastern ell, bracketed eaves, decorative window hoods, a front porch with rectilinear columns, and a front door with sidelights and a transom. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Main Street and Pecan Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1836 as a Greek Revival-style house and renovated with the addition of Italianate-style elements later in the 19th Century, this house features a red brick exterior, side-gable roof, nine-over-six and six-over-six double-hung windows, a front door with a transom with a decorative trim surround, bracketed eaves, and a series of red brick gabled two-story and one-story rear ells. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Main Street and Pecan Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1836 as a Greek Revival-style house and renovated with the addition of Italianate-style elements later in the 19th Century, this house features a red brick exterior, side-gable roof, nine-over-six and six-over-six double-hung windows, a front door with a transom with a decorative trim surround, bracketed eaves, and a series of red brick gabled two-story and one-story rear ells. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Dr. William H. Pitts House, Main Street, Abingdon, VA Built in 1854, this Greek Revival-style house was constructed by Adam Hickman and sold to Dr. William H. Pitts, a doctor from Richmond, who served as a surgeon at the Abingdon Confederate Hospital during the Civil War. Dr. Pitts lived in the house until his death in 1869. The house features a stucco-clad exterior, a five-bay front facade, a side-gable roof with stepped parapets, nine-over-six, six-over-six, and two-over-two double-hung windows with shutters, a recessed front entrance door with sidelights, a transom, and a decorative trim surround, and a two-story shed-roof wood-frame rear ell. The house is a contributing structure in the Abingdon Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF RUSSELL
2500 REEDS VALLEY ROAD
CASTLEWOOD
VA
24224

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MID # 8405100700
Name THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF RUSSELL
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 541461360
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 36.890799, -82.238697
CODES FIPS State Code: 51
FIPS County Code: 167
US Census Tract: 030600
US Census Block: 3007