Virginia - Orange County - Historic Districts
Orange County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Montpelier, Gordonsville Historic District, Hampstead Farm Archeological District, Madison--Barbour Rural Historic District and Rapidan Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleo-Indian, Archaic and Woodland dating back to 10999 BC.

The famous person James Madison is associated with one of more of the Orange County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Orange County places including Thomas Jefferson, George Q. Peyton and William B. Phillips. Prominent architectural styles found in Orange Country are Colonial Revival, Italianate and Early Commercial.

Gordonsville Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004250)
VA 15 and vicinity , Gordonsville
Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Hampstead Farm Archeological District (added 1984 - - #84003559)
Address Restricted , Barboursville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland
Period of Significance:
9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Madison--Barbour Rural Historic District (added 1991 - - #90002115)
Also known as DHR File No. 68-304;See Also:Barboursville;Montpelier
Roughly bounded by US 15, the Rapidan R. and the Albemarle and Greene County lines , Barboursville
Mxg910, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Jefferson,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Colonial Revival, Federal
Historic Person:
Madison,James,et al.
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Prehistoric, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Paleo-Indian, Woodland
Period of Significance:
9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Storage
Montpelier (added 1966 - - #66000843)
Also known as James Madison Home
4 mi. W of Orange on VA 20 , Orange
OgreBot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Madison,James
Significant Year:
1836, 1760
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Old Manse (added 2018 - - #100001498)
171 Landon Lane, Orange
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Handy, Reverend Isaac W.K.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Law, Social History
Period of Significance:
1868-1960 AD
Orange Commercial Historic District (added 1999 - - #98001651)
Also known as VDHR#275-5001
Roughly along Madison and Main Sts. , Orange
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Phillips, William B., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Organizational, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Institutional Housing, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Rapidan Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000723)
Also known as See also:Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church
Jct. of VA 614, VA 615, and VA 673 , Rapidan
Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Peyton,George Q.
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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