The Williams House, also known as the Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Company Office, is a historic home and

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located at Richlands,

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. It was built in 1890, and is a -story, frame

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style dwelling. It has a hipped roof with pedimented dormers and features a one-story, hip-roofed front porch supported by six slender

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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. an
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/ref> In 1984, it became the location of the town's branch of the Tazewell County Public Library.Richlands Library
Tazewell County Public Library, n.d. Accessed 2017-02-18. It was listed on the

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in 1982. It is located in the Richlands Historic District.

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