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

Petersburg County Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Battersea, Battersea, Friend, Nathaniel, House and Strawberry Hill and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District.

Learn about famous people who are associated with these Petersburg County historic places including Col. John Banister and Nathaniel Friend Jr..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Petersburg County places including Charles M. Robinson. Prominent architectural styles found in Petersburg Country are Federal, Art Deco and Colonial Revival.

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District (added 2009 - #09000665)

Also known as VDHR No. 123-5424

200-300 W. Washington, 4-42 S. Market, 100-100 Perry, 200-300 block W. Wythe, 200 block Brown Sts. , Petersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Other

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Research Facility

Battersea (added 1969 - #69000344)

Also known as VDHR File # 123-0059

1289 Upper Appomattox St. , Petersburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Early Republic, Georgian

Historic Person:

Banister,Col. John

Significant Year:

1781, 1768, 1824

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Politics/Government, Military, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Bolling, Anna P., Junior High School (added 1998 - #98001316)

Also known as 123-117

35 W. Fillmore St. , Petersburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Robinson, Charles M.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Cohen House (added 2007 - #07001141)

Also known as 123-0115

32 S. Adams St. , Petersburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Commerce Street Industrial Historic District (added 2008 - #08000870)

Also known as 123-5420

Commerce, Upper Appomattox, West, Dunlop, and South Sts. , Petersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Friend, Nathaniel, House (added 1976 - #76002227)

27--29 Bollingbrook St. , Petersburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Friend,Nathaniel,Jr.

Significant Year:

1816, 1815

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Peabody Building of the Peabody--Williams School (added 2000 - #00000891)

Also known as 123-5019

Jones St. , Petersburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Robinson, Charles M.

Area of Significance:

Education, Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Petersburg Old Town Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2008 - #08000873)

Also known as VDHR# 123-0097

241 4th St., 223-225 Henry St., 230 and 316 E. Bank St. , Petersburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Poplar Lawn Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2006 - #06000030)

Also known as Central Park, 125-0094

Jct. of E Wythe and S. Jefferson, from SE of orig. HD to Lieutenant Run, Along both sides of Harrison St. at SW corner , Petersburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Public Works, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Public Works, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Strawberry Hill (added 1974 - #74002239)

231--235--237 Hinton St. , Petersburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use