Virginia - Rappahannock County - Historic Districts
Rappahannock County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Skyline Drive Historic District and Sperryville Historic District, Laurel Mills Historic District, Meadow Grove Farm and Sunnyside.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rappahannock County places including George Washington, A.N. & Son Wood, George W. Hawkins and James Leake Powers. Prominent architectural styles found in Rappahannock Country are Greek Revival, Early Republic and Federal.

Ben Venue Rural Historic District (added 2016 - - #15001042)
Flint Hill, Flint Hill
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Other
Period of Significance:
1740-1965 AD
Laurel Mills Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001273)
Also known as VDHR File Number 078-0058
Roughly bounded by Laurel Mills Rd., Thornton R. & Laurel Mills Farm , Laurel Mills
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wood, A.N. & Son, Hawkins, George W.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Meadow Grove Farm (added 2006 - - #06000803)
Also known as 078-0059
21 Meadow Grove Ln. , Amissville
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Cemetery, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
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
Sperryville Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003300)
VA 522, 600, 1001, and 1002 , Sperryville
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Sunnyside (added 2004 - - #04001274)
Also known as DHR Id # 078-0049, Sunnyside Farms
186 Sunnyside Orchard Ln. , Washington
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Washington Historic District (added 1975 - - #75002033)
Also known as 322-0011
Parts of Main St., Piedmont Ave., Calvert, Middle and Porter Sts. , Washington
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Powers,James Leake, Washington,George
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Hospital, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
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