Many famous people are associated with these Halifax County historic places including John Joseph I Williams, William R. Davie, Tippoo S. Brownlow, Thomas Person and Joseph Blount Cheshire.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Halifax County places including Hamilton Fulton, Wheeler & Stern, Edwin Forrest Durang, Joseph B. Cheshire, Hobart Brown Upjohn, Frank B. Simpson, Bottomly, William Lawrence, et al., Jim Johnson, Joseph Blount Cheshire and Benton & Benton. Prominent architectural styles found in Halifax Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Georgian.