Hyde Park
Hyde Park, in Nottoway County, is a former tobacco plantation dating to the latter 1700s. It was purchased in 1938 by Richmond department store owner William B. Thalhimer to create […]
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 […]
Cave Hill Farm
Cave Hill Farm, consisting of about 158 acres in Rockingham County, centers on an impressive two-story brick residence, constructed around 1847. In 1868, the property came into the possession of […]
Forestville Historic District
The Forestville Historic District encompasses a well-preserved mill village settled initially by German settlers, located at the crossroads of Routes 42, 614, and 767 in Shenandoah County. Forestville arose around […]
Cleridge
Cleridge, in Clarke and Frederick counties, is a ca. 1790 Federal-style dwelling believed to be the earliest brick house in Frederick County. The property boasts an important agricultural legacy beginning […]
Spring Valley Rural Historic District
The Spring Valley Rural Historic District comprises approximately 4,220 acres in northeast Grayson County. The district was settled by European Americans beginning in the latter 18th century with the arrival […]
Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District
Covering approximately 16,200 acres in western Albemarle County and a small corner of Nelson and southeastern Augusta counties, the Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District was first settled by Europeans with the […]
Sebrell Rural Historic District
The Sebrell Rural Historic District contains the remnants of Barn Tavern, which gave rise in the 18th and 19th centuries to a community of the same name. The village of […]
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove is a Greek Revival-style house in Mecklenburg County, built circa 1838. Its design is unusual for a Virginia plantation house, consisting of a hip-roofed main block on a […]
Curles Neck Farm
Curles Neck Farm, in Henrico County, is situated at the heart of the James River’s Curles Neck peninsula, one of the earliest European-settled sites in Virginia. The farm’s legacy extends […]
