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

Bedford County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bedford Historic District and Elks National Home, Bellevue Rural Historic District, Cifax Rural Historic District.

The famous person James P. Holcomb is associated with one of more of the Bedford County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bedford County places including Clinton & Russell; Clark & Crowe, Ottenheimer Stern & Reichert, Pendleton S. Clark and Charles F. Gillette. Prominent architectural styles found in Bedford Country are Colonial Revival, Greek Revival and Federal.

Bedford Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000031)

Also known as VHLC File No. 141-73

Roughly bounded by Longwood, Bedford, and Mountain Aves., Peaks, Oak, Grove, and Washington Sts. , Bedford (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Single Dwelling

Bellevue Rural Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001345)

Also known as Bellevue School for Boys, Trivium;Brook Hill Farm;Glenn Mary Farm

Bellevue Rd. , Forest

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Colonial

Historic Person:

Holcomb, James P.

Significant Year:

1790, 1832, 1904

Area of Significance:

Education, Agriculture, 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, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Educational Related Housing, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Cifax Rural Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000052)

Also known as DHR File No. 9-254

Jct. of VA 644 and VA 643 and surrounding valley area , Cifax

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gillette,Charles F., Clark,Pendleton S.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, 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, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Elks National Home (added 2008 - - #08000479)

Also known as VDHR File No. 141-0060

931 Ashland Ave. , Bedford (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clinton & Russell; Clark & Crowe, Ottenheimer Stern & Reichert

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure, Theater, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure, Theater, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)