The Blacksburg Museum is a museum in the sense that the Town of Blacksburg pursues exhibits and a historic lecture series under the name, but there is currently no official headquarters for the museum. Plans are to headquarter the museum in the Alexander Black House

Alexander Black House

The Alexander Black House is a historical house of Queen Anne Victorian architectural style located in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. The house was built around 1897. The owner, Alexander Black, was a great-great-grandson of Samuel Black, who bought the land on which Blacksburg is now located...

, which is currently undergoing a renovation process. Odd Fellows Hall

Odd Fellows Hall

The Odd Fellows Hall in Covington, Kentucky is located at the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Madison Avenue. It was constructed in 1856 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, and was the center of Covington's civic and political life for most of the Victorian era. When the American...

 is also expected to become part of the museum once it is renovated, and the hall will be dedicated to preserving the contributions of African-Americans to the Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which...

, USA town.

History and progress

In 1798, the Town of Blacksburg was laid out in a 16-square grid, which covered a 38 acres (153,780.7 m²) land plot bordered on four sides by Jackson, Draper, Clay and Wharton Streets. Many of the blocks now have different businesses located there, but a committee has been established to promote community awareness about the historical significance of many different locations downtown, especially the Alexander Black House

Alexander Black House

The Alexander Black House is a historical house of Queen Anne Victorian architectural style located in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. The house was built around 1897. The owner, Alexander Black, was a great-great-grandson of Samuel Black, who bought the land on which Blacksburg is now located...

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Mission

The mission of the Blacksburg Museum is to establish and inform a sense of place and time for Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which...

citizens and visitors.