Fairview Cemetery
Since its founding around 1855, Fairview Cemetery has been an important component of the physical and cultural landscape of the county courthouse town of Culpeper. As a municipal cemetery, its […]
Newport News Public Library
Located on the corner of an intersection in the old downtown, the Newport News Public Library was the first building constructed for use as a public library in Newport News. […]
Norfolk Azalea Gardens
The approximately 30 acres comprising Norfolk Azalea Gardens surround Mirror Lake and constitute the original portion of the 158-acre Norfolk Botanical Gardens, located in the city, just north of the […]
Seashore State Park Historic District
Currently referred to as First Landing State Park, Seashore State Park, developed between 1934 and 1942, was the first planned state park in Virginia. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at […]
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, an excellent example of Classical Revival-style architecture, is the work of German-trained architect Carl Ruehrmund, and is a centerpiece of the Newport News Downtown […]
Odd Fellows Hall
The Odd Fellows Hall was the social center of New Town, a once-vibrant African American community within the Montgomery County town of Blacksburg. The two-story frame structure clad with weatherboard […]
Henry Street Historic District
Henry Street, also known as First Street, served as the commercial and entertainment center of the African American neighborhood of Gainsboro in Northwest Roanoke during the first half of the […]
Douglass School
Bristol’s Douglass School traces its origins to a one-story 1896 brick building called “The Colored School.” In 1911 the name was changed to Douglass School for Negro Students, in honor […]
Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District
The Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District is another example of early speculative residential development in the city of Richmond following the introduction of a trolley line; thus the district’s linear shape, encompassing […]
Rebecca Vaughan House
The Rebecca Vaughan House is the only intact house remaining where white owners and their families were killed during the Nat Turner slave rebellion in Southampton County. The house is […]