Longs Chapel
Longs Chapel is an 1871 church and schoolhouse that served the former African American community of Zenda and the surrounding countryside in Rockingham County. The simple frame building features a […]
Marshall Historic District
The Marshall Historic District is significant as a remarkably intact and thriving community with resources dating from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century. Established as the town of […]
Matthew Fontaine Maury School
Prominently sited near downtown Fredericksburg, the Matthew Fontaine Maury School, named for the 19th-century scientist and oceanographer, served as the city’s first purpose built high school from its construction in […]
Patrick Robert Sydnor Log Cabin
The Patrick Robert “Parker” Sydnor Log Cabin was probably built in the third quarter of the 19th century. A simple structure, it achieved great significance to several generations of African […]
Speed the Plough
Speed the Plough’s nearly 300 acres in Amherst County, with an 1850 brick house and collection of farm buildings, is an excellent example of the progression of Virginia’s agricultural economy […]
Pocahontas Island Historic District
The Pocahontas Island Historic District, located on the north side of the Appomattox River in the city of Petersburg, is an African American community dating from the mid-18th-century with evidence […]
Whitaker’s Mill Archaeological Complex
The Whitaker’s Mill Archaeological Complex in York County can address important historical and archaeological issues related to domestic and commercial life in 18th- and 19th-century Virginia, as well as military […]
Quest End
Quest End in Gloucester County possesses a rare combination of historically significant archaeological and architectural resources with exceptional integrity and tremendous local significance. Its seven acres along Wilson Creek contain […]
St. John’s Episcopal Church
A contributing resource within the the Wytheville Historic District, St. John’s Episcopal Church is also individually listed in the registers in recognition of its importance in the Virginia Episcopal Church’s […]
Scrabble School
Constructed between 1921-22, the Scrabble School was the first school in Rappahannock County to be built under the auspices of the Rosenwald Fund; as such it holds a special place […]