Virginia - Bedford County - Historic Districts
Bedford County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bedford Historic District and Elks National Home, Bellevue Rural Historic District, Cifax Rural Historic District.

The famous person James P. Holcomb is associated with one of more of the Bedford County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bedford County places including Clinton & Russell; Clark & Crowe, Ottenheimer Stern & Reichert, Pendleton S. Clark and Charles F. Gillette. Prominent architectural styles found in Bedford Country are Colonial Revival, Greek Revival and Federal.

Bedford Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000031)
Also known as VHLC File No. 141-73
Roughly bounded by Longwood, Bedford, and Mountain Aves., Peaks, Oak, Grove, and Washington Sts. , Bedford (Independent City)
SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Single Dwelling
Bellevue Rural Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001345)
Also known as Bellevue School for Boys, Trivium;Brook Hill Farm;Glenn Mary Farm
Bellevue Rd. , Forest
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial
Historic Person:
Holcomb, James P.
Significant Year:
1790, 1832, 1904
Area of Significance:
Education, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Educational Related Housing, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Cifax Rural Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000052)
Also known as DHR File No. 9-254
Jct. of VA 644 and VA 643 and surrounding valley area , Cifax
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gillette,Charles F., Clark,Pendleton S.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Elks National Home (added 2008 - - #08000479)
Also known as VDHR File No. 141-0060
931 Ashland Ave. , Bedford (Independent City)
LeeG7144, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clinton & Russell; Clark & Crowe, Ottenheimer Stern & Reichert
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure, Theater, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure, Theater, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
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