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

Nelson County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places dating back to 1825.

The famous person William Massie is associated with one of more of the Nelson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Nelson County places including Shelton Crosthwait, Andrew Bruce and Thomas Massie. Prominent architectural styles found in Nelson Country are Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival and Other.

Lovingston Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001232)

Also known as VDHR 062-5108

VA 56 (Front St.) from Orchard Rd. (N) to Sunset Ln. (S), Parallel to US 29 , Lovingston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Crosthwait, Shelton

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Cemetery, Courthouse, Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Pharsalia (added 2009 - - #09000395)

Also known as 062-0428

2325 Pharsalia Rd. , Tyro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Massie, Thomas

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Massie, William

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Horticulture Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Riverside Farm (added 2016 - - #15001040)

Roseland, Roseland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Rock Cliff (added 2015 - - #15000927)

Wingina, Wingina

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Gantt, Dr. William Andrew Horsley

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Schuyler Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000195)

Also known as 062-5002

Crossroads of Schuyler Rd., Salem Rd. and Rockfish River Rd. , Schuyler

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bruce, Andrew

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Industry, Architecture, Prehistoric, Social History, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000534)

Nellysford, Nellysford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1700-1974 AD