Virginia - Hopewell County
Hopewell County Virginia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Appomattox Manor, City Point National Cemetery, City Point Historic District, Kippax Plantation Archeological Site and Weston Manor.

The famous person Robert Bolling is associated with one of more of the Hopewell County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hopewell County places including Fred A. Bishop, Osbert L. Edwards, Fred Bishop, Carneal & Johnston and Miller Engineering Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Hopewell Country are Art Deco, Colonial Revival and Classical Revival.

Appomattox Manor (added 1969 - - #69000015)
Also known as Charles City
Cedar Lane, at confluence of James and Appomattox Rivers , Hopewell (Independent City)
Innotata, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Beacon Theatre (added 2000 - - #00001434)
Also known as Broadway Theatre, DHR File no. 116-0010
401 N. Main St. , Hopewell (Independent City)
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edwards, Osbert L., Bishop, Fred
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Civic, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
City Point Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000248)
Also known as See Also:Appomattox Manor
Off VA 10/156 , Hopewell (Independent City)
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Military, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
City Point National Cemetery (added 1995 - - #95000923)
Also known as VDHR No. 116-8
Jct. of 10th Ave. and Davis St. , Hopewell (Independent City)
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Downtown Hopewell Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000977)
Also known as DHR File No. 116-5031
Boundary includes Main St., Appomattox St., Hopewell St., and East Broadway , Hopewell (Independent City)
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edwards, Osbert L., Bishop, Fred A.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Hotel, Post Office, School, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store
More Information:
Hopewell High School Complex (added 2009 - - #09000729)
Also known as James E. Mallonee Middle School
1201 City Point Rd. , Hopewell (Independent City)
APK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bishop, Fred A., Carneal & Johnston
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, International Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
School, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Government, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Parking Lot
More Information:
Hopewell Municipal Building (added 1998 - - #98000451)
Also known as DHR File No. 116-5001
300 Main St. , Hopewell (Independent City)
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller Engineering Co., Bishop, Fred A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Government Office
More Information:
Kippax Plantation Archeological Site (added 2007 - - #07000799)
Also known as Farmingdale (Farmindell) Plantation, Heretick Site; DHR File 116-5021
Address Restricted , Hopewell (Independent City)
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
et.al., Bolling, Robert
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Black, Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American, Archaic To Late Woodland, African-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Trade (Archeology)
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Weston Manor (added 1972 - - #72001505)
Off VA 10 on S bank of Appomattox River , Hopewell (Independent City)
Ajbelongia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
More Information:
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