West Main Street Historic District

Charlottesville’s West Main Street Historic District straddles a primary historic route between the city’s downtown and the University of Virginia. With a collection of historically-contributing buildings constructed between 1820 and […]

Blackwell Historic District

The Blackwell neighborhood was part of the original City of Manchester, which was established in the late 18th century and annexed by the City of Richmond in 1910 and 1914. […]

Brandon-on-the-Dan

Brandon-on-the-Dan represents over two centuries of architectural development. Construction began circa 1810-1825 with a small house of dovetail-notched log construction that may have later served briefly as a tavern. In […]

White Plains

Built in 1786, White Plains is located in King George County, approximately two miles north of the Rappahannock River and the historic village of Port Royal in Caroline County. This […]

Montgomery Hall Park

Founded in 1946 as a recreational facility for African Americans during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation in Virginia, Montgomery Hall Park was operated largely independent of the city […]

Washington School

Washington School in Rappahannock County was constructed around 1923 as a two-teacher school. Of the Rosenwald Schools built in 79 localities in Virginia, about 50 percent were similar to the […]

Campbell County Training School

The Campbell County Training School, also known historically as the Rustburg School, is located in the county courthouse town of Rustburg. The school began in 1922 with construction of an […]

St. John School

Constructed in 1922 and one of seven Rosenwald schools built in Albemarle County, St. John School served African American students in the Cobham and Gordonsville area from its opening in […]

Shiloh Baptist Church

Constructed in 1913, Shiloh Baptist Church in Middleburg is historically important for its associations with the African American community in this Loudoun County town who built the church and supported […]