South Hill Commercial Historic District
The South Hill Commercial Historic District in Mecklenburg County reflects South Hill’s emergence by 1891 as a rail town on the Atlantic & Danville Railroad. Financiers and engineers in 1889 […]
Highland Springs Historic District
The Highland Springs Historic District, in eastern Henrico County, arose as an electric streetcar suburb that began in 1890 when Edmund S. Read of Massachusetts purchased land to create a […]
North Belmont Neighborhood Historic District
Important for its association with late-19th-century suburban development adjacent to Charlottesville, the North Belmont Neighborhood Historic District covers about 75 acres located in the southeastern part of the city. The […]
Northwest No. 2 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia
The District of Columbia boundary stones in Virginia are sandstone markers erected in 1791, when the site of the City of Washington was first determined. The original area of the […]
Northwest No. 3 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia
Located in the backyard of a private residence on North Tazewell Street in Arlington County, the Northwest No. 3 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia is made of […]
Northwest No. 1 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia
Located in the rear sideyard of a private residence on Powhatan Street in Arlington County, the Northwest No. 1 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia is barely visible […]
Southwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia
The Southwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia is located in the median strip of South Jefferson Street between Columbia Pike and Leesburg Pike in Arlington […]
Southwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia
The Southwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia is located behind the Woodlake Towers Condominiums on South Manchester Street in Arlington County, on the fenceline between […]
Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia
Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia is located behind the Patrick Henry Apartments near the intersection of John Marshall Drive and Wilson Boulevard on the […]
West Cornerstone of the Original District of Columbia
One of the twelve Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia to survive in Virginia, the West Cornerstone marker is significant because it marked that boundary location for the original […]
