Cifax Rural Historic District
Centered around the tiny settlement of Cifax in a scenic area of Bedford County, the 1800-acre Cifax Rural Historic District defines a cultural landscape reflecting the region’s two-century agricultural history. […]
Bedford Historic Meeting House
The simple Greek Revival Bedford Historic Meeting House, built in 1838 as the first Methodist church in Liberty (now the town of Bedford), survives as the community’s oldest religious edifice. […]
Middlebrook Historic District
Nestled along Route 252 (the historic Middlebrook Road) in the Augusta County countryside south of the city of Staunton, Middlebrook is one of the oldest villages in the region. The […]
Augusta County Training School
Despite efforts to provide free public schooling for all Virginia children, racial segregation usually resulted in African American students receiving second-rate facilities. Augusta County was no exception. White students were […]
Charles Richard Drew House
Charles Richard Drew, M.D. (1904-1950) was one of the pioneers of American medicine. This African American physician’s research and discoveries concerning blood plasma on the brink of World War II […]
Benjamin Banneker: SW 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone
The Benjamin Banneker: SW 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone was one of the original forty boundary stones that were placed in Virginia and Maryland to outline the District of Columbia. This […]
Franklin and Armfield Office
From the three-story Franklin and Armfield Office building in Alexandria, one of the largest slave trades in the South was operated. The Franklin and Armfield partnership was established in 1828 […]
Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
Extending through northeast Albemarle County from the Orange County line to the outskirts of the city of Charlottesville, with the Southwest Mountains forming its spine, the 31,000-acre Southwest Mountains Rural […]
Monticello
Reflecting the genius and versatility of its creator, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello is a monument to a scrupulous interest in architecture, landscaping, agriculture, and domestic comforts. The remarkable house, one of […]
Longwood
Longwood is situated on part of a 1250-acre land patent in Albemarle County, obtained in 1735 by John Henry, father of Patrick Henry. The builder and construction date of the […]