Christ Church
Christ Church was constructed in 1828, a year after its predecessor was destroyed in a fire. This sophisticated Classical Revival building was used by Norfolk’s oldest Episcopal congregation until 1910, […]
First Baptist Church
Designed by the prolific Roanoke architect H. H. Huggins, First Baptist Church housed what was at the time the largest and most prominent African American congregation west of Richmond. Completed […]
Hayes Hall
Hayes Hall was formerly the main building of Virginia College and Virginia Seminary, founded in 1886 as an institution espousing the self-help educational principles for African Americans advocated by Booker […]
Alexander Hill Baptist Church
Alexander Hill Baptist Church was built around 1870 during Reconstruction and served a rural African American community in Buckingham County into the 21st century. The presence of a preacher’s mound […]
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 […]