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

Orange County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Montpelier, Gordonsville Historic District, Hampstead Farm Archeological District, Madison--Barbour Rural Historic District and Rapidan Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleo-Indian, Archaic and Woodland dating back to 10999 BC.

The famous person James Madison is associated with one of more of the Orange County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Orange County places including Thomas Jefferson, George Q. Peyton and William B. Phillips. Prominent architectural styles found in Orange Country are Colonial Revival, Italianate and Early Commercial.

Gordonsville Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004250)

VA 15 and vicinity , Gordonsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Hampstead Farm Archeological District (added 1984 - - #84003559)

Address Restricted , Barboursville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Madison--Barbour Rural Historic District (added 1991 - - #90002115)

Also known as DHR File No. 68-304;See Also:Barboursville;Montpelier

Roughly bounded by US 15, the Rapidan R. and the Albemarle and Greene County lines , Barboursville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Jefferson,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Colonial Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Madison,James,et al.

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Prehistoric, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Paleo-Indian, Woodland

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Storage

Montpelier (added 1966 - - #66000843)

Also known as James Madison Home

4 mi. W of Orange on VA 20 , Orange

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Madison,James

Significant Year:

1836, 1760

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Old Manse (added 2018 - - #100001498)

171 Landon Lane, Orange

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Handy, Reverend Isaac W.K.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Law, Social History

Period of Significance:

1868-1960 AD

Orange Commercial Historic District (added 1999 - - #98001651)

Also known as VDHR#275-5001

Roughly along Madison and Main Sts. , Orange

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Phillips, William B., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Organizational, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Institutional Housing, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Rapidan Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000723)

Also known as See also:Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church

Jct. of VA 614, VA 615, and VA 673 , Rapidan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peyton,George Q.

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling