Manassas Historic District
Incorporated as a town in 1873, Manassas sprang from a vital but famously war-torn railroad junction to become the transportation, commercial, and governmental hub of Prince William County. The junction […]
Madison County Courthouse Historic District
The town of Madison has served as the county seat and commercial hub of Madison County since its formation from Culpeper County in 1793. The settlement was formally established as […]
J. W. Wood Building
Dating from ca. 1853, the J. W. Wood Building is the largest and best preserved of the small number of antebellum commercial structures remaining in the city of Lynchburg. Its […]
Lower Basin Historic District
A once colorful area spread along Lynchburg’s James River waterfront, the Lower Basin defined the city’s historic wholesale and industrial center. Beginning as Lynch’s Ferry in the 1750s and emerging […]
Carter Glass House
This skillful rendition of the Federal style was the Lynchburg home of the statesman Carter Glass from 1907 to 1923, the period in which he exerted great influence on the […]
James River and Kanawha Canal Sites in Lynchburg, Virginia
The James River and Kanawha Canal was one of 19th-century America’s major transportation arteries. Lynchburg was the terminus of the “First Grand Division” which extended 146.5 miles from Richmond. Opened […]
Bragassa Toy Store
Opened in 1876, Lynchburg’s first toy and confectionery store was operated by the Bragassa family. The Bragassa Toy Store building is itself a little-altered example of the simple Italianate commercial […]
Waterford Historic District
Nestled in the countryside of Loudoun County’s northern tip, the village of Waterford developed as a 19th-century Quaker milling community. The Waterford Historic District traces its origins to circa 1733 […]
Taylorstown Historic District
A steady supply of waterpower and the surrounding fertile farms of the Quaker settlers made Taylorstown an ideal site for milling operations. The first mill was established here in the […]
Red Fox Inn
One of the Virginia hunt country’s best-known landmarks, the Red Fox Inn occupies a site used for a tavern since the 18th century. Rawleigh Chinn, who originally owned the land […]
