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” […]

Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead

In the central Shenandoah Valley, the Melrose Caverns and Harrison Farmstead is a 142-acre property in Rockingham County along U.S. Route 11. Visited by both Union and Confederate soldiers – […]

Little River Rural Historic District

Encompassing over 23,000 acres in the horse and hunt countryside of northeastern Fauquier County in northern Virginia, the Little River Rural Historic District retains an abundant array of nearly 1,500 […]

Roanoke River & Railroad Historic District

The Roanoke River & Railroad Historic District centers on a tract of land along the Roanoke River in southeast Roanoke that developed rapidly as an industrial corridor with the completion […]

Ashland Jefferson Davis UDC Highway Marker

The Ashland Jefferson Davis Highway Marker in Hanover County, is one of 16 granite memorials in Virginia commissioned and erected along U.S. Rte. 1 between 1927 and 1947 by the […]

Glade Spring Commercial Historic District

The Glade Spring Commercial Historic District comprises the core of the 19th-century Glade Spring community in Washington County that is oriented toward the railroad. The oldest existing building in the […]

Narrows Commercial Historic District

Located in the Giles County town of Narrows, the Narrows Commercial Historic District arose as a result of its strategic location on the New River and on major transportation routes. […]

Waverly Downtown Historic District

The Sussex County town of Waverly was established in 1854 on the Norfolk and Petersburg (now Norfolk Southern) Railroad. The Waverly Downtown Historic District is an unusually well-preserved depot town […]

Alexandria Union Station

Alexandria Union Station, built in 1905, drew inspiration from the City Beautiful urban planning movement. Its design went beyond that of a merely serviceable train station and resulted in the […]

Crozet Historic District

The Crozet Historic District is situated in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western Albemarle County. One of the last villages to be developed in Albemarle County, and […]