Elva C. Deck Boat
Representing a typical Chesapeake Bay wooden deck boat with cross-plank construction, the Elva C. Deck Boat was built in 1922 by Gilbert White, one of the best-known deck boat builders […]
Lexington & Covington Turnpike Toll House
The Lexington & Covington Turnpike Toll House occupies a small lot at the intersection of Lime Kiln and Enfield roads, both of which once formed part of the course of […]
Highland Park Plaza Historic District
Highland Park Plaza Historic District represents the era of Reconstruction and Growth (1866–1916), when Highland Park was founded and commercial and residential growth transformed it from a semi-developed rural locale […]
Ginter Park Terrace Historic District
Ginter Park Terrace Historic District defines one of the streetcar suburbs developed north of downtown Richmond in the second decade of the 20th century. It derives its name from the […]
Brookside Farm and Mill
In Grayson County, a region where very few such places have been preserved, the 433-acre Brookside Farm and Mill is remarkable for its collection of well-crafted and preserved structures—including a […]
Markham Historic District
The Markham Historic District is located on the upper reaches of Goose Creek, an important power source for milling operations in northwestern Fauquier County during the 19th century. The community […]
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Car Barn
Constructed in 1907, the Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Car Barn is a utilitarian steel-frame and corrugated-panel building where workers serviced electric rail passenger cars that ran between Richmond and […]
Schuyler Historic District
Located on one of the world’s largest soapstone veins, the village of Schuyler on the Nelson and Albemarle county boundary initially was settled as a small, rural sawmilling community in […]
Lovingston Historic District
Surrounded by mountains and farmland, the village of Lovingston was originally platted in 1809 as the seat of government in the geographic center of Nelson County. The village’s growth developed […]
Elliott Grays Marker
The Elliott Grays Marker, in Richmond, is one of 16 granite markers erected (1927–47) in Virginia along the commemoratively designated Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1). Following the creation of the […]
