Virginia - Botetourt County - Historic Districts
Botetourt County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fincastle Historic District and Greyledge, Buchanan Historic District, Greyledge.

Several famous people are associated with these Botetourt County historic places including Mary Lemon Shelley Pechin and Edmund Cash Pechin.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Botetourt County places including Stanhope Johnson. Prominent architectural styles found in Botetourt Country are Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Late Victorian.

Buchanan Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000070)
Also known as VDHR#180-28
Roughly along Main St., from 19th St. to the intersection of US 81 and Main St. , Buchanan
Ccmpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson, Stanhope, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Fincastle Historic District (added 1969 - - #69000224)
Roughly bounded by Carper, Hancock, Catawba, and Back Sts., and Griffin Alley , Fincastle
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Greyledge (added 2002 - - #01001571)
Also known as 11-0010
1066 Greyledge Rd. , Buchanan
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Pechin, Mary Lemon Shelley, Pechin, Edmund Cash
Significant Year:
1855, 1895
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Cemetery, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Reynolds Property (added 2016 - - #16000795)
514 Rocky Road, Buchanan
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1800-1936 AD
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