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

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Virginia - Botetourt County - Historic Districts

Botetourt County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fincastle Historic District and Greyledge, Buchanan Historic District, Greyledge.

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

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Botetourt County places including Stanhope Johnson. Prominent architectural styles found in Botetourt Country are Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Late Victorian.

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

Ccmpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Fincastle Historic District (added 1969 - - #69000224)

Roughly bounded by Carper, Hancock, Catawba, and Back Sts., and Griffin Alley , Fincastle

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Greyledge (added 2002 - - #01001571)

Also known as 11-0010

1066 Greyledge Rd. , Buchanan

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Reynolds Property (added 2016 - - #16000795)

514 Rocky Road, Buchanan

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1800-1936 AD

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