Virginia - Albemarle County - Historic Districts
Albemarle County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Skyline Drive Historic District, Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District, East Belmont, Scottsville Historic District and Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Albemarle County historic places including John Rogers and Thomas Mann et al. Randolph.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Albemarle County places including Lewis Level, William Strickland, James Dickerson, William Tulloch, Cox, Elijah, et al. and Ned Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Albemarle Country are Federal, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Advance Mills (added 2002 - - #02000362)
Also known as Fray's Mill, DHR File No. 002-5024
Jct. VA 743 and VA 641 , Advance Mills
Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dickerson, James, Tulloch, William
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Batesville Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001500)
Also known as DHR File No. 002-2212
Jct. of Co. Rds. 692 and 635 , Batesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Department Store, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Blue Ridge Swim Club (added 2015 - - #15000248)
Ivy, Ivy
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Covesville Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000521)
Also known as 002-5038
Roughly along RR tracks, US 29, Covesville Ln. & Boaz Rd. , Covesville
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Religion, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Crozet Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000985)
Roughly Railroad, St. George, & Crozet Aves., Crozet
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
East Belmont (added 1999 - - #99000853)
Jct. of VA 22 and VA 616 , Keswick
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Level, Lewis
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Rogers, John
Significant Year:
1811, 1834
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Greenwood--Afton Rural Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000258)
--, Greenwood
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture, Commerce, Black, Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Harris Farm (added 2015 - - #15000249)
Charlottesville, Charlottesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Proffit Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000145)
Also known as VDHR # 2155,, VDHR # 02-643, 2148, 2149, 2150, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154,
Roughly the area around the jct. of Southern RR tracks and VA 649 , Proffit
Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Scottsville Historic District (added 1976 - - #76002093)
VA 6 , Scottsville
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Scottsville Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000034)
Also known as 298-0024
Roughly bounded bb the James River, Town Limit, the Riverview and Mount Walla, Oakwood and Cliffsiede, and Chester , Scottsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Skyline Drive Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000375)
Shenandoah National Park, from the N entrance station at Front Royal to the S entrance station at Rockfish Gap , Luray
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Engineering, Conservation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related
Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001236)
Also known as 002-5045
Roughly bounded by Rivanna R., VA 20, Green Mt., James R., Blenheim, Jefferson Mill Rolling & Milton Rds. & Monroe Pkwy , Charlottesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Federal
Historic Person:
multiple
Area of Significance:
Education, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Agriculture, Conservation, Black, Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000054)
Also known as DHR File No. 02-1832;See Also:Castle Hill;Edgehill;Grace Chu
Roughly bounded by I-64, VA 20, Orange Co. line and C & O RR tracks , Keswick
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Strickland,William
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Federal
Historic Person:
Randolph,Thomas Mann et al.
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Church School, Forest, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Church School, Forest, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Woolen Mills Village Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000196)
Parts of Chesapeake, Market, and other sts., in Charlottesville; parts of Pireus Row and Marchant... , Charlottsville
Nickmorgan2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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