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

Historic Districts

Vacant / Not In Use

Virginia - Amherst County - Vacant / Not In Use

Amherst County Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Red Hill Farm, Bear Mountain Indian Mission School, Glebe, The, Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58.

Several famous people are associated with these Amherst County historic places including Richard S. Ellis, Reverand Ichabod Camp and Gabriel Penn.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Amherst County places including unknown and Anglican Parish of Amherst County. Prominent architectural styles found in Amherst Country are Federal and Colonial.

Bear Mountain Indian Mission School (added 1997 - - #97000152)

Also known as VDHR File No. 05-230

Jct. of VA 643 and VA 780, SW corner , Amherst

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Native American

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Education, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School

Glebe, The (added 2008 - - #08000419)

Also known as DHR File No. 005-0010, Minor Hall

156 Patrick Henry Hwy. , Amherst

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Anglican Parish of Amherst County

Architectural Style:

Federal, Colonial

Historic Person:

Penn, Gabriel, Camp, Reverand Ichabod

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58 (added 1995 - - #95001175)

Also known as VDHR File No. 15-352

Over James R. W of jct. of VA 726 and Norfolk & Western RR tracks , Lynchburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Red Hill Farm (added 1980 - - #80004168)

W of Pedlar Mills on VA 647 , Pedlar Mills

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Ellis,Richard S.

Significant Year:

1825, 1824

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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