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

Greene County Virginia has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Skyline Drive Historic District, Greene County Courthouse, Locust Grove and Octonia Stone and Beadles House.

The famous person Isaac Davis Jr. is associated with one of more of the Greene County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Greene County places including William B. Phillips, Ernest Powell, Stanislaus Makielski and Ralph Adams Cram. Prominent architectural styles found in Greene Country are Georgian, Greek Revival and Early Republic.

Beadles House (added 2000 - - #00001433)

Also known as VDHR file no. 039-5006

515 Greene Acres Rd. , Stanardsville

Harrisonkenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Powell, Ernest

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School (added 1993 - - #93000349)

Also known as DHR 39-41;DHR 39-42

VA 627 W side, NW of jct. with VA 810 , Dyke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Makielski, Stanislaus, Cram, Ralph Adams

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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Greene County Courthouse (added 1970 - - #70000799)

S of jct. of U.S. 33 and VA 649 , Stanardsville

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Phillips,William B.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Locust Grove (added 1987 - - #87001733)

VA 641 , Amicus

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Davis,Isaac,Jr.

Significant Year:

1798

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Octonia Stone (added 1970 - - #70000800)

Also known as Octoney;Octony;Octona;Octuna Stone

N of Stanardsville, off VA 637 , Stanardsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

More Information:

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Powell--McMullan House (added 2002 - - #02001367)

Also known as DHR Number: 039-0034

233 McMullen Mill Rd. , Stanardsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Skyline Drive Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000375)

Shenandoah National Park, from the N entrance station at Front Royal to the S entrance station at Rockfish Gap , Luray

F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Engineering, Conservation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

More Information:

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Stanardsville Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000555)

Also known as DHR File no. 302-0012

Roughly along Main St., from Monroe Avel. to Lambs Ln., including parts of Madison Rd. , Stanardsville

Sabonarola, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Early Republic

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Business, Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Monument/Marker, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Business, Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Monument/Marker, School, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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