Virginia - Hanover County - Historic Districts
Hanover County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Richmond National Battlefield Park, Ruffin, Edmund, Plantation, Ashland Historic District and Hanover County Courthouse Historic District and Hanover Wayside.

The famous person Edmund Ruffin is associated with one of more of the Hanover County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hanover County places including L.P. Hartsook and E.S. Hogue. Prominent architectural styles found in Hanover Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial and Colonial Revival.

Ashland Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003284)
Center, Racecourse, James, Howard, Clay Sts., Hanover and Railroad Aves. , Ashland
DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Transportation, Other
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
College, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College, Religious Structure
Hanover County Courthouse Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000980)
US 301 , Hanover
OgreBot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1825-1849, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Government Office, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Government Office, Theater, Warehouse
Hanover Wayside (added 2002 - - #02001365)
Also known as 042-0286
8225 Hanover Wayside Rd. , Hanover
Nickmorgan2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Conservation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Montpelier Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000517)
Also known as DHR File No. 042-5016
Roughly along Mountain Rd. , Montpelier
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hartsook, L.P., Hogue, E.S.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Religion, Education, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Processing, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Library, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Richmond National Battlefield Park (added 1966 - - #66000836)
E of Richmond , Richmond
Tony Wills, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Museum, Park
Ruffin, Edmund, Plantation (added 1966 - - #66000837)
Also known as Marlbourne
11 mi. NE of Richmond on U.S. 360 , Richmond
Chinathedog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Ruffin,Edmund
Significant Year:
1855, 1843
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls (added 2016 - - #15000926)
Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other
Historic Person:
Barrett, Janie Porter
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History, Other
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
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