National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Albemarle County

Albemarle County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Skyline Drive Historic District, Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District, East Belmont, Scottsville Historic District and Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Albemarle County historic places including John Rogers and Thomas Mann et al. Randolph.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Albemarle County places including Lewis Level, William Strickland, James Dickerson, William Tulloch, Cox, Elijah, et al. and Ned Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Albemarle Country are Federal, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Advance Mills (added 2002 - - #02000362)

Also known as Fray's Mill, DHR File No. 002-5024

Jct. VA 743 and VA 641 , Advance Mills

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dickerson, James, Tulloch, William

Architectural Style:

Federal, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works

Batesville Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001500)

Also known as DHR File No. 002-2212

Jct. of Co. Rds. 692 and 635 , Batesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Department Store, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Blue Ridge Swim Club (added 2015 - - #15000248)

Ivy, Ivy

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Covesville Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000521)

Also known as 002-5038

Roughly along RR tracks, US 29, Covesville Ln. & Boaz Rd. , Covesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Religion, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Crozet Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000985)

Roughly Railroad, St. George, & Crozet Aves., Crozet

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

East Belmont (added 1999 - - #99000853)

Jct. of VA 22 and VA 616 , Keswick

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Level, Lewis

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Rogers, John

Significant Year:

1811, 1834

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Greenwood--Afton Rural Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000258)

--, Greenwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Commerce, Black, Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Harris Farm (added 2015 - - #15000249)

Charlottesville, Charlottesville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Proffit Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000145)

Also known as VDHR # 2155,, VDHR # 02-643, 2148, 2149, 2150, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154,

Roughly the area around the jct. of Southern RR tracks and VA 649 , Proffit

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Scottsville Historic District (added 1976 - - #76002093)

VA 6 , Scottsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Scottsville Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000034)

Also known as 298-0024

Roughly bounded bb the James River, Town Limit, the Riverview and Mount Walla, Oakwood and Cliffsiede, and Chester , Scottsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private, Federal, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Skyline Drive Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000375)

Shenandoah National Park, from the N entrance station at Front Royal to the S entrance station at Rockfish Gap , Luray

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Engineering, Conservation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001236)

Also known as 002-5045

Roughly bounded by Rivanna R., VA 20, Green Mt., James R., Blenheim, Jefferson Mill Rolling & Milton Rds. & Monroe Pkwy , Charlottesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

Historic Person:

multiple

Area of Significance:

Education, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Agriculture, Conservation, Black, Exploration/Settlement, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000054)

Also known as DHR File No. 02-1832;See Also:Castle Hill;Edgehill;Grace Chu

Roughly bounded by I-64, VA 20, Orange Co. line and C & O RR tracks , Keswick

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Strickland,William

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Randolph,Thomas Mann et al.

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, 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, Landscape, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Church School, Forest, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Church School, Forest, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Woolen Mills Village Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000196)

Parts of Chesapeake, Market, and other sts., in Charlottesville; parts of Pireus Row and Marchant... , Charlottsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling