National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Nelson County

Nelson County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Warminster Rural Historic District, Lovingston Historic District, Norwood-Wingina Rural Historic District, Pharsalia and Schuyler Historic District dating back to 1825.

The famous person William Massie is associated with one of more of the Nelson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Nelson County places including Shelton Crosthwait, James Roberts/Robards, Robert A. Smiley, Thomas Massie, Andrew Bruce and Stanhope S. Johnson. Prominent architectural styles found in Nelson Country are Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival and Other.

Lovingston Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001232)

Also known as VDHR 062-5108

VA 56 (Front St.) from Orchard Rd. (N) to Sunset Ln. (S), Parallel to US 29 , Lovingston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Crosthwait, Shelton

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Cemetery, Courthouse, Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Norwood-Wingina Rural Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004305)

Also known as VDHR # 061-5135

Arrowhead Ln., Capel Ln., Findlay Gap Rd., James River Rd., Norwood Rd., Pine Hill Ln., Round Top Ln., Taylors Store Loop, Union Hill Rd., Variety Mills Rd., Wingina

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Roberts/Robards, James, Smiley, Robert A., Johnson, Stanhope S.

Architectural Style:

English Colonial, Georgian, Early Classical, Federal, Jeffersonian Classicism, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Health/Medicine, Science, Education

Period of Significance:

1775-1965 AD

Pharsalia (added 2009 - - #09000395)

Also known as 062-0428

2325 Pharsalia Rd. , Tyro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Massie, Thomas

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Massie, William

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Horticulture Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Riverside Farm (added 2016 - - #15001040)

Roseland, Roseland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Rock Cliff (added 2015 - - #15000927)

Wingina, Wingina

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Gantt, Dr. William Andrew Horsley

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Schuyler Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000195)

Also known as 062-5002

Crossroads of Schuyler Rd., Salem Rd. and Rockfish River Rd. , Schuyler

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bruce, Andrew

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Industry, Architecture, Prehistoric, Social History, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Shipman Historic District (added 2025 - - #100012116)

Also known as DHR #062-5312

James River Road (Route 56), Craigtown Road {Route 639), Braddock Lane, Lentz Lane, Marietta Lane, Church Street, Lonesome Pine Road, Shipman

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Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce

South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000534)

Nellysford, Nellysford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1700-1974 AD

Warminster Rural Historic District (added 2024 - - #100010833)

Also known as VDHR Architectural Inventory Number: 062-5160

Cabell Road, James River Road, Mayo Creek Lane, Mayo Creek Road, Mickens Lane, Midway Mills Lane, Ponderosa Lane, Ponderosa, River Circle, Warminster Drive, and Warminster Road, Warminster

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Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture, Ethnic Heritage-Black