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

Hopewell 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 Kippax Plantation Archeological Site, Beacon Theatre, Downtown Hopewell Historic District, Hopewell High School Complex.

The famous person Robert Bolling is associated with one of more of the Hopewell County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hopewell County places including Fred A. Bishop, Osbert L. Edwards, Fred Bishop and Carneal & Johnston. Prominent architectural styles found in Hopewell Country are Art Deco, Colonial Revival and International Style.

Beacon Theatre (added 2000 - - #00001434)

Also known as Broadway Theatre, DHR File no. 116-0010

401 N. Main St. , Hopewell (Independent City)

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Edwards, Osbert L., Bishop, Fred

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Civic, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Downtown Hopewell Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000977)

Also known as DHR File No. 116-5031

Boundary includes Main St., Appomattox St., Hopewell St., and East Broadway , Hopewell (Independent City)

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Edwards, Osbert L., Bishop, Fred A.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Hotel, Post Office, School, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store

Hopewell High School Complex (added 2009 - - #09000729)

Also known as James E. Mallonee Middle School

1201 City Point Rd. , Hopewell (Independent City)

APK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bishop, Fred A., Carneal & Johnston

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, International Style

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

School, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Government, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Parking Lot

Kippax Plantation Archeological Site (added 2007 - - #07000799)

Also known as Farmingdale (Farmindell) Plantation, Heretick Site; DHR File 116-5021

Address Restricted , Hopewell (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

et.al., Bolling, Robert

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Black, Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American, Archaic To Late Woodland, African-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Trade (Archeology)

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use