Jordan’s Point Historic District

Lexington’s Jordan’s Point Historic District is tied to the story of the city’s industrial and transportation history during the 19th and early-20th centuries. The partnership of John Jordan and John […]

Ben Venue Rural Historic District

Running along Ben Venue Road (Route 729) between the late-18th century villages of Gaines Crossroads and Flint Hill, the Ben Venue Rural Historic District in Rappahannock County features farmsteads and […]

Rockland Rural Historic District

The Rockland Rural Historic District abuts and encompasses portions of the Shenandoah River. The district was part of the extensive colonial-era land holdings of Thomas Lord Fairfax.  These lands were […]

Norfolk & Western Railroad Historic District

Norfolk & Western Railroad Historic District in the city of Norfolk, dates back to 1884, when a rail spur to Lambert’s Point was constructed. The district’s architecture reflects its historic […]

Chatham Southern Railway Depot

The Chatham Southern Railway Depot was erected between 1918 and 1919. The depot is a well-known landmark, owing in part to the importance of the railroad in the post-1850 history […]

Tazewell Depot

The Tazewell Depot in North Tazewell is important for its association with the Norfolk & Western Railway (later Norfolk Southern), a driving economic force in the region and in Tazewell […]

Norfolk Auto Row Historic District

Norfolk Auto Row Historic District, which in addition to structures associated with the sales and service of automobiles, includes buildings affiliated with Norfolk’s major newspaper, television, and radio enterprises, as […]

Hermitage Road Warehouse Historic District

In Richmond, the Hermitage Road Warehouse Historic District is associated with the city’s industrial growth and history from 1913 through 1958. The district captures a cohesive group of early-to-mid-20th-century warehouse […]

Rural Retreat Depot

The circa-1870 depot in the Wythe County town of Rural Retreat is one of the oldest surviving railroad-related buildings in the Commonwealth and at the time of its listing in […]

The Plains Historic District

Surrounded by a scenic Piedmont landscape, The Plains Historic District covers about 130 acres within this small, incorporated town in Fauquier County. The area was first identified as “The Plains” […]