Diamond Hill South, Christiansburg
Houses of 2002 to 2007 on George Edward Via, Citrine Court and Amethyst Drive, on the hill above Crab Creek where the 1930s government map printed the words Industrial School.
Photos: homes in Diamond Hill South, courtesy of RE/MAX 8 - Blacksburg, Long & Foster - Roanoke, Coldwell Banker Townside Bburg, Long & Foster - Blacksburg.
1
For sale now
1 under contract
$492K
Median sale price
Last 3 years
$172
Per square foot
Median, sold homes
1 day
On the market
Median, sold homes
101%
Of asking price
Median sale to original list
For sale
Homes for sale in Diamond Hill South.
History
The hill the map called Industrial School.
Diamond Hill South is a neighborhood of about fifty houses on George Edward Via, Citrine Court and Amethyst Drive, on the hillside north of Crab Creek and the railroad, west of Cambria in the northwest part of Christiansburg. Its gem-named streets match its neighbors, Diamond Hill and Diamond Pointe.
When federal surveyors mapped this ground in 1931 and 1932, they printed two words across the hillside: Industrial School. That was the map’s label for the Christiansburg Industrial Institute. The school had begun in 1866, when an agent of the Freedmen’s Bureau started teaching freedpeople in Christiansburg, and in 1895 it was reorganized under the supervision of Booker T. Washington. In 1898 and 1899 it bought 87 acres on the north bank of Crab Creek, about two miles west of its Hill School in town, and in 1905 another 85.63 acres of farmland, and there it built a farm campus with dormitories, a dairy, a barn and shops, where students worked the land and learned trades. Its classroom building, the Edgar A. Long Building, went up in 1927. On the map a farm lane winds down this hill to the Norfolk and Western Railway along the creek.
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The school’s last class graduated in 1966, and the county school board sold the campus in 1967. A sketch of the campus as it stood about then marks a principal’s cemetery at its west end, and the county’s cemetery survey records the Long Cemetery (Christiansburg Institute) about a third of a mile east of these houses, behind homes farther along George Edward Via, on land still described as Institute property, well kept and with a Christiansburg Institute bench. The Long Building stands on Scattergood Drive to the east and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
On the government’s 1965 map, drawn from aerial photographs taken in 1963, the hill is open ground with the same lane and a few outbuildings, and it was unchanged on the 1983 revision. The houses came forty years after the school closed. Section IV, on a plat in the county’s Plat Book 22, filled George Edward Via from 2002 to 2006; section V, in Plat Book 24, added Citrine Court and Amethyst Drive from 2004 to 2007. The Town’s report for its 2005 to 2006 year lists the new streets, built by the developer 30 feet wide: 1,425 feet of George Edward Via, 949 of Citrine Court and 580 of Amethyst Drive. Lots run a little under half an acre.
Timeline
- 1866Teaching of freedpeople begins in Christiansburg, the start of the Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
- 1898The Institute begins buying land on the north bank of Crab Creek: 87 acres by 1899 and 85.63 more in 1905.
- 1932Federal surveyors print Industrial School across this hillside.
- 1966The school’s last class graduates; the campus is sold in 1967.
- 2002The first houses go up on George Edward Via, in section IV.
- 2004Section V opens Citrine Court and Amethyst Drive, built out by 2007.
Good to know.
Industrial School
The 1930s government map prints the words across this hill, its name for the Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
A cemetery down the street
The Long Cemetery (Christiansburg Institute) is on George Edward Via about a third of a mile east, well kept, with an Institute bench.
Gem streets
Citrine Court and Amethyst Drive, beside Diamond Hill and Diamond Pointe.
Sources
- Montgomery County GIS: tax parcels, public layer (DIAMOND HILL SOUTH sections IV and V, plat references, years built, lot sizes; no owner data)
- Montgomery County GIS: places, cemeteries layer (Long Cemetery (Christiansburg Institute), county no. 0463)
- Montgomery County GIS: road centerlines (George Edward Via)
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources: Edgar A. Long Building, National Register nomination (154-5008, 2001)
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources: Old Christiansburg Industrial Institute (Hill School), National Register nomination (154-5004, 1979)
- Town of Christiansburg Annual Report, July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 (new pavement construction by developer: George Edward Via, Amethyst Drive, Citrine Court)
- U.S. Geological Survey: Blacksburg, Va. quadrangle, 1:62,500 (surveyed 1931 and 1932, 1937 printing)
- U.S. Geological Survey: Blacksburg, Va. quadrangle, 1:24,000, 1965 (aerial photographs of 1963, field checked 1965)
- U.S. Geological Survey: Blacksburg, Va. quadrangle, 1:24,000, photorevised 1983
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Prices
What homes sell for in Diamond Hill South.
Median sale price by year
2005 to 2026 (this year so far).
| Period | Median sale price |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $281K |
| 2006 | $302K |
| 2007 | $333K |
| 2008 | $286K |
| 2009 | $335K |
| 2010 | $265K |
| 2011 | $264K |
| 2012 | $299K |
| 2013 | $283K |
| 2014 | $323K |
| 2015 | $283K |
| 2016 | $282K |
| 2017 | $269K |
| 2018 | $310K |
| 2019 | $328K |
| 2020 | $357K |
| 2021 | $430K |
| 2022 | $430K |
| 2023 | $535K |
| 2024 | $448K |
| 2025 | $580K |
| 2026 | $492K |
Homes sold per year
Since 2005.
Price points
Homes sold by price, last 3 years, and homes for sale now.
The latest 10 sales
2 sales in the last 12 months. Final sale prices, newest first.
| Address | Sold | Price | Beds / baths | Sq ft | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 George Edward ViaListing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Townside Bburg | $492,000 | 3 bd / 3 ba | 2,474 sq ft | $199/sq ft | |
| 750 George Edward ViaListing courtesy of Long & Foster - Blacksburg | $580,000 | 5 bd / 3.5 ba | 3,381 sq ft | $172/sq ft | |
| 850 George Edward ViaListing courtesy of Nest Realty SWVA | $446,000 | 3 bd / 3.5 ba | 2,696 sq ft | $165/sq ft | |
| 810 George Edward ViaListing courtesy of Hokie Real Estate, Inc. | $449,000 | 4 bd / 2.5 ba | 2,150 sq ft | $209/sq ft | |
| 770 George Edward Via NoneListing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Townside Bburg | $535,000 | 5 bd / 3.5 ba | 3,117 sq ft | $172/sq ft | |
| 815 George Edward ViaListing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Townside Bburg | $430,000 | 4 bd / 2.5 ba | 2,244 sq ft | $192/sq ft | |
| 110 Amethyst Dr NWListing courtesy of Nest Realty SWVA | $450,000 | 3 bd / 2.5 ba | 2,149 sq ft | $209/sq ft | |
| 205 Citrine Ct NWListing courtesy of Welcome Home Real Estate | $475,000 | 4 bd / 3.5 ba | 2,955 sq ft | $161/sq ft | |
| 710 George Edward Via NWListing courtesy of Nest Realty SWVA | $425,000 | 3 bd / 2.5 ba | 2,472 sq ft | $172/sq ft | |
| 780 George Edward Via NWListing courtesy of Welcome Home Real Estate | $400,000 | 3 bd / 3.5 ba | 2,514 sq ft | $159/sq ft |
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The homes of Diamond Hill South.
Every home on record here is a detached house.
- Home types
- Single-family houses
- Built
- 2000 to 2008
- Typical home
- 4 bedrooms, 2,520 sq ft
- Typical lot
- 0.47 acres
- Sales on record
- 76 since 2005
From homes in Diamond Hill South listed or sold since 2005 in our records, counted once each, with years built as reported in those listings. Older homes that have not changed hands since then are not counted. Medians count homes only, not land.
Location
Where Diamond Hill South is.
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Around here.
Closest places
- Brew Da Bean 0.7 mi
- The Farmhouse 0.8 mi
- Food Lion (North Franklin Street) 0.8 mi
- Waffle House 0.8 mi
- Christiansburg Huckleberry Park 1 mi
Straight-line miles from the center of Diamond Hill South. Driving and walking distances are longer. More in Discover Christiansburg
Coming nearby
What’s coming near Diamond Hill South.
Development projects within about a mile, from Town of Christiansburg records.
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Schools
Public schools for Diamond Hill South.
Every home on record here is in the same attendance zones.
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Elementary
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Middle
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High
Assigned by attendance zone. Boundaries can change; confirm with Montgomery County Public Schools. Based on 9 homes on record in Diamond Hill South with a map location; distances are straight-line.
Nearby
Neighborhoods near Diamond Hill South.
FAQ
What people ask about Diamond Hill South.
What is the median home price in Diamond Hill South?
The median sale price for homes in Diamond Hill South over the last 3 years is the figure at the top of this page. Across Christiansburg, the median was $318,000 over the last 12 months. Homes for sale now have a median asking price of $550,000.
How many homes are for sale in Diamond Hill South right now?
1 home is for sale in Diamond Hill South right now at $550,000, and 1 is under contract.
How fast do homes sell in Diamond Hill South?
The median time on the market for homes that sold in Diamond Hill South over the last 3 years is at the top of this page. 80% sold at or above their original asking price.
What is the price per square foot in Diamond Hill South?
The median sale price per finished square foot in Diamond Hill South over the last 3 years is at the top of this page. Across Christiansburg, the median was $183 over the last 12 months.
How far is Diamond Hill South from downtown Christiansburg?
Diamond Hill South is about 1.5 miles northwest of downtown Christiansburg, measured in a straight line from the neighborhood's center. Driving distances are longer.
What schools serve Diamond Hill South?
Homes in Diamond Hill South are in the Montgomery County Public Schools attendance zones for Christiansburg Primary and Christiansburg Elementary, Christiansburg Middle and Christiansburg High. Assigned by attendance zone. Boundaries can change; confirm with Montgomery County Public Schools.
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