Virginia - Nelson County - Historic Districts
Nelson County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places dating back to 1825.

The famous person William Massie is associated with one of more of the Nelson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Nelson County places including Shelton Crosthwait, Andrew Bruce and Thomas Massie. Prominent architectural styles found in Nelson Country are Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival and Other.

Lovingston Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001232)
Also known as VDHR 062-5108
VA 56 (Front St.) from Orchard Rd. (N) to Sunset Ln. (S), Parallel to US 29 , Lovingston
R8cocin8, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Crosthwait, Shelton
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Cemetery, Courthouse, Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Pharsalia (added 2009 - - #09000395)
Also known as 062-0428
2325 Pharsalia Rd. , Tyro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Massie, Thomas
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Massie, William
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Horticulture Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Riverside Farm (added 2016 - - #15001040)
Roseland, Roseland
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Rock Cliff (added 2015 - - #15000927)
Wingina, Wingina
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Gantt, Dr. William Andrew Horsley
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Schuyler Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000195)
Also known as 062-5002
Crossroads of Schuyler Rd., Salem Rd. and Rockfish River Rd. , Schuyler
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bruce, Andrew
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Industry, Architecture, Prehistoric, Social History, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000534)
Nellysford, Nellysford
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Other
Period of Significance:
1700-1974 AD
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