Virginia - Harrisonburg County
Harrisonburg County Virginia has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Harrison, Thomas, House, Hockman, Anthony, House, Rockinghan County Courthouse and Wilton, Joshua, House and Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District.

The famous person Thomas Harrison is associated with one of more of the Harrisonburg County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Harrisonburg County places including Hockman & Bucher, T.J. Collins, W.E. Spiers, Samuel Collins, Virginia Department of Education and Nielson Construction Company. Prominent architectural styles found in Harrisonburg Country are Late Victorian, Early Commercial and Federal.

Bethel AME Church and Dallard-Newman House Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001851)
184-192 Kelly Street, Harrisonburg (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1893-1965 AD
Harrison, Thomas, House (added 1973 - - #73002213)
30 W. Bruce St. , Harrisonburg (Independent City)
Strawser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Harrison,Thomas,et al.
Significant Year:
1750
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District (added 2005 - - #04001536)
Also known as 115-0187
Main St. and adj. areas bet. Kratzer Ave., and Grace St. , Harrisonburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Department Store, Plaza, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
More Information:
Hockman, Anthony, House (added 1982 - - #82004565)
Also known as Hockman House;Hockman-Roller House
E. Market and Broad Sts. , Harrisonburg (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hockman & Bucher
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
More Information:
Morrison House (added 1982 - - #71001054)
W. Market and N. Liberty Sts. , Harrisonburg (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Newtown Cemetery (added 2015 - - #15000014)
Harrisonburg (Independent City), Harrisonburg (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Old Town Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000026)
Also known as VDHR#115-5001
Roughly bounded by Cantrell Ave., Ott, Water & S. Main Sts. , Harrisonburg (Independent City)
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Collins, Samuel
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Rockinghan County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82004566)
Courthouse Square , Harrisonburg (Independent City)
Alma mater~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spiers,W.E., Collins,T.J.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Simms, Lucy F., School (added 2004 - - #04000040)
Also known as 115-5035
620 Simms Ave. , Harrisonburg (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Virginia Department of Education, Nielson Construction Company
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, School
More Information:
Turner Ashby Monument (added 2017 - - #100001080)
1164 Turner Ashby Lane, Harrisonburg (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
United States Post Office and Court House (added 2018 - - #100002992)
Harrisonburg (I), Harrisonburg (I)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Other, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1956-1968 AD, 1940-1943 AD
Whitesel Brothers (added 2005 - - #05000472)
Also known as 115-5048
131 W. Grace St. , Harrisonburg (Independent City)
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
More Information:
Wilton, Joshua, House (added 1979 - - #79003281)
Also known as Shank House;TKE House
412 S. Main St. , Harrisonburg (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
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