Virginia - Botetourt County
Botetourt County Virginia has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 15 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bessemer Archaeological Site (44 BO 26), Botetourt County Courthouse, Breckinridge Mill, Fincastle Historic District and Greyledge.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland and Late Archaic dating back to 6999 BC.

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

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Botetourt County places including Charles Scott, Phoenix Bridge Co., Richmond & Alleghany R.R. Co., Schuyler W. Smith, H.M. Miller, Michael English and Stanhope Johnson. Prominent architectural styles found in Botetourt Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Gothic Revival.

Anderson House (added 1999 - - #98000696)
Also known as 011-0056
5640 Lee Ln. , Haymakertown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Annandale (added 1993 - - #93000039)
Also known as Alpine Farms;VDHR File No. 11-41
VA 608, 1.5 mi. E of jct. with VA 609 , Gilmore Mills
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Bessemer Archaeological Site (44 BO 26) (added 1984 - - #84000807)
Also known as 44 BO 26;VHLC 11-188
Address Restricted , Eagle Rock
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Blue Ridge Hall (added 2016 - - #16000794)
Fincastle, Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1836-1940 AD
Botetourt County Courthouse (added 1975 - - #71001063)
Corner of Main and Roanoke Sts. , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith,Schuyler W.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Bowyer--Holladay House (added 1999 - - #99000704)
US 220 , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American, African-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Unoccupied Land
Breckinridge Mill (added 1980 - - #80004172)
Also known as Howell's Mill
W of Fincastle on VA 600 , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Breckinridge,James
Significant Year:
1822
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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Breckinridge Mill Complex (Boundary Increase) (added 2002 - - #02000588)
Also known as 011-0187, 011-0299
7850 Breckinridge Mill Rd. , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Breckinridge, James
Significant Year:
1915, 1900, 1822
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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
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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
More Information:
Callie Furnace (added 1974 - - #74002108)
1.5 mi. N of Glen Wilton in the George Washington National Forest , Glen Wilton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Fincastle Historic District (added 1969 - - #69000224)
Roughly bounded by Carper, Hancock, Catawba, and Back Sts., and Griffin Alley , Fincastle
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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
More Information:
Gala Site (added 2010 - - #10000088)
Address Restricted , Gala
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic, Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 3000-4999 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Greyledge (added 2002 - - #01001571)
Also known as 11-0010
1066 Greyledge Rd. , Buchanan
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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
More Information:
Hawthorne Hall (added 2000 - - #00000025)
Also known as DHR file no. 11-37
1527 Hawthorne Hall Rd. , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Kinzie, Thomas D., House (added 2002 - - #02000445)
65 Kinzie Rd. , Troutville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller, H.M.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lauderdale (added 2007 - - #07001132)
Also known as VDHE File No. 011-0048
13508 Lee Hwy. , Buchanan
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Looney Mill Creek Site (added 1978 - - #78003007)
Also known as Lipes Site
Address Restricted , Buchanan
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1000-2999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
McDonald, Bryan Jr., House (added 2011 - - #11000604)
4084 Catawba Rd., Troutville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
More Information:
Nininger's Mill (added 1980 - - #80004171)
S of Daleville , Daleville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
Phoenix Bridge (added 1975 - - #75002015)
NW of Eagle Rock off VA 615 over Craig Creek , Eagle Rock
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Phoenix Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Prospect Hill (added 1979 - - #79003031)
Also known as Gray's Folly
Off VA 606 , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Rader, George Washington, House (added 2014 - - #14000525)
8910 Lee Hwy., Fincastle
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Reynolds Property (added 2016 - - #16000795)
514 Rocky Road, Buchanan
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1800-1936 AD
Roaring Run Furnace (added 1983 - - #83003263)
NW of Eagle Rock on VA 621 , Eagle Rock
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Not Available
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Santillane (added 1974 - - #74002107)
W of U.S. 220 , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Springwood Truss Bridge (added 2001 - - #78003009)
VA 630 over James River , Springwood
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Richmond & Alleghany R.R. Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Varney's Falls Dam (added 1993 - - #93001127)
Also known as VDHR File No. 11-68;James River and Kanawha Canal Historic D
1 mi. E of jct. of VA 608 and VA 609 on the James R. , Gillmore Mills
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scott,Charles
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Wheatland Manor (added 1992 - - #91002040)
Also known as VDHR Site No. 11-38
N side VA 639 1/4 mi. SE of jct. with VA 638 , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
English,Michael
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
More Information:
Wiloma (added 1985 - - #85002913)
Also known as DHL 11-39
Off US 220 , Fincastle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wilson Warehouse (added 1978 - - #78003008)
Also known as Community House
Lower and Washington Sts. , Buchanan
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Transportation, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
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