National Register of Historic Places listings in Hanover County, Virginia

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hanover County, Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 44 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 3 National Historic Landmarks.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 11, 2022.[2]
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Current listings[]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Ashland Historic District
Ashland Historic District
February 11, 1983
(#83003284)
Center, Racecourse, James, Howard, and Clay Sts., and Hanover and Railroad Aves.
37°45′30″N 77°28′50″W / 37.758333°N 77.480556°W / 37.758333; -77.480556 (Ashland Historic District)
Ashland
2 Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
August 27, 2013
(#13000642)
Junction of U.S. Route 1 and Cedar Lane
37°41′22″N 77°27′46″W / 37.689444°N 77.462889°W / 37.689444; -77.462889 (Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker)
Glen Allen
3 Beaverdam Depot
Beaverdam Depot
November 8, 1988
(#88002060)
On the CSX railroad tracks at the junction of Beaver Dam and Beaverdam School Rds.
37°56′28″N 77°39′12″W / 37.941111°N 77.653333°W / 37.941111; -77.653333 (Beaverdam Depot)
Beaverdam
4 Church Quarter
Church Quarter
November 22, 2000
(#00001436)
12432 Old Ridge Rd.
37°50′54″N 77°31′31″W / 37.848472°N 77.525139°W / 37.848472; -77.525139 (Church Quarter)
Doswell
5 Clover Lea
Clover Lea
February 28, 1979
(#79003045)
East of Mechanicsville off Piping Tree Rd.
37°38′36″N 77°11′05″W / 37.643472°N 77.184861°W / 37.643472; -77.184861 (Clover Lea)
Mechanicsville
6 Cold Harbor National Cemetery
Cold Harbor National Cemetery
August 10, 1995
(#95000922)
0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the junction of State Route 156 and Cold Harbor Rd.
37°35′22″N 77°16′48″W / 37.589444°N 77.280000°W / 37.589444; -77.280000 (Cold Harbor National Cemetery)
Mechanicsville
7 Cool Well
Cool Well
September 6, 2007
(#07000931)
8198 Shady Grove Rd.
37°37′35″N 77°22′32″W / 37.626389°N 77.375556°W / 37.626389; -77.375556 (Cool Well)
Mechanicsville
8 Dewberry
Dewberry
May 23, 1996
(#96000576)
Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of the junction of Hewlett and Old Ridge Rds.
37°53′41″N 77°35′22″W / 37.894722°N 77.589444°W / 37.894722; -77.589444 (Dewberry)
Beaverdam
9
Ellington
November 18, 2019
(#100004650)
17335 U.S. Route 1
37°53′00″N 77°27′58″W / 37.883333°N 77.466111°W / 37.883333; -77.466111 (Ellington)
Doswell
10 Fork Church
Fork Church
February 26, 1970
(#70000801)
At the junction of Old Ridge and Rocketts Mill Rds.
37°51′13″N 77°31′52″W / 37.853611°N 77.531111°W / 37.853611; -77.531111 (Fork Church)
Ashland
11 Hanover County Courthouse
Hanover County Courthouse
October 1, 1969
(#69000247)
Junction of U.S. Route 301 and Library Dr.
37°45′47″N 77°22′01″W / 37.763056°N 77.366944°W / 37.763056; -77.366944 (Hanover County Courthouse)
Hanover Court House
12 Hanover County Courthouse Historic District
Hanover County Courthouse Historic District
September 22, 1971
(#71000980)
U.S. Route 301
37°45′46″N 77°22′00″W / 37.762778°N 77.366667°W / 37.762778; -77.366667 (Hanover County Courthouse Historic District)
Hanover
13 Hanover Meeting House
Hanover Meeting House
September 4, 1991
(#91001089)
6411 Heatherwood Dr.[6]
37°38′42″N 77°19′50″W / 37.645000°N 77.330556°W / 37.645000; -77.330556 (Hanover Meeting House)
Mechanicsville Site of the first non-Anglican church in Virginia
14 Hanover Town
Hanover Town
September 17, 1974
(#74002122)
River Rd. on the western side of the Pamunkey River[7]
37°41′52″N 77°14′46″W / 37.697778°N 77.246111°W / 37.697778; -77.246111 (Hanover Town)
Mechanicsville
15 Hanover Wayside
Hanover Wayside
November 22, 2002
(#02001365)
8225 Hanover Wayside Rd.
37°42′08″N 77°22′56″W / 37.702222°N 77.382222°W / 37.702222; -77.382222 (Hanover Wayside)
Hanover
16 Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill
November 21, 1974
(#74002121)
East of Ashland off Hickory Hill Rd.
37°46′27″N 77°24′50″W / 37.774167°N 77.413889°W / 37.774167; -77.413889 (Hickory Hill)
Ashland
17 August 12, 2020
(#100005427)
Providence Church Rd.
37°46′40″N 77°25′06″W / 37.777778°N 77.418333°W / 37.777778; -77.418333 (Hickory Hill Slave and African American Cemetery)
Ashland
18 Immanuel Episcopal Church
Immanuel Episcopal Church
May 23, 1996
(#96000577)
Old Church Rd., 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east of its junction with U.S. Route 360
37°38′35″N 77°12′59″W / 37.643056°N 77.216389°W / 37.643056; -77.216389 (Immanuel Episcopal Church)
Mechanicsville
19 Laurel Meadow
Laurel Meadow
July 7, 1995
(#95000827)
Eastern side of Lee Davis Rd., 0.2 miles (0.32 km) south of its junction with Pole Green Rd.
37°38′00″N 77°20′12″W / 37.633333°N 77.336528°W / 37.633333; -77.336528 (Laurel Meadow)
Mechanicsville
20
Little River UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
April 17, 2018
(#100002355)
15400 Washington Highway
37°49′50″N 77°28′12″W / 37.830417°N 77.470000°W / 37.830417; -77.470000 (Little River UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker)
Doswell
21 February 19, 2021
(#100006158)
713 South Center St.
37°45′13″N 77°28′58″W / 37.7537°N 77.4828°W / 37.7537; -77.4828 (Macmurdo House)
Ashland
22 Montpelier Historic District
Montpelier Historic District
May 16, 2002
(#02000517)
Roughly along Mountain Rd.
37°49′08″N 77°40′59″W / 37.818889°N 77.683056°W / 37.818889; -77.683056 (Montpelier Historic District)
Montpelier
23 Oak Forest
Oak Forest
August 23, 1999
(#99000964)
7400 Rural Point Rd.
37°40′35″N 77°21′07″W / 37.676389°N 77.351944°W / 37.676389; -77.351944 (Oak Forest)
Mechanicsville
24 Oakland
Oakland
July 30, 1974
(#74002123)
North of Montpelier
37°52′20″N 77°39′42″W / 37.872222°N 77.661667°W / 37.872222; -77.661667 (Oakland)
Montpelier
25 Oakley Hill
Oakley Hill
May 19, 1994
(#94000459)
Southern side of State Route 156, 2,500 feet (760 m) west of its junction with Lee Davis Rd.
37°35′45″N 77°20′23″W / 37.595972°N 77.339722°W / 37.595972; -77.339722 (Oakley Hill)
Mechanicsville
26 Patrick Henry's Birthplace Archeological Site
Patrick Henry's Birthplace Archeological Site
August 2, 1982
(#82001819)
9620 Studley Farm Dr.[8]
37°40′09″N 77°17′27″W / 37.669167°N 77.290833°W / 37.669167; -77.290833 (Patrick Henry's Birthplace Archeological Site)
Studley
27 Pine Slash
Pine Slash
November 19, 1987
(#87001946)
Rural Point Rd.
37°39′21″N 77°19′31″W / 37.655972°N 77.325278°W / 37.655972; -77.325278 (Pine Slash)
Studley
28 Randolph-Macon College Buildings
Randolph-Macon College Buildings
June 19, 1979
(#79003044)
Randolph-Macon College campus
37°45′38″N 77°28′47″W / 37.760556°N 77.479722°W / 37.760556; -77.479722 (Randolph-Macon College Buildings)
Ashland
29 Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
October 15, 1966
(#66000836)
East of Richmond
37°35′24″N 77°17′06″W / 37.590000°N 77.285000°W / 37.590000; -77.285000 (Richmond National Battlefield Park)
Richmond
30 Edmund Ruffin Plantation
Edmund Ruffin Plantation
October 15, 1966
(#66000837)
11 miles (18 km) northeast of Richmond on U.S. Route 360
37°39′15″N 77°13′21″W / 37.654167°N 77.222500°W / 37.654167; -77.222500 (Edmund Ruffin Plantation)
Richmond Also known as Marlbourne
31 Rural Plains
Rural Plains
June 5, 1975
(#75002021)
6 miles (9.7 km) north of Mechanicsville off Studley Rd.
37°39′39″N 77°20′49″W / 37.660833°N 77.346944°W / 37.660833; -77.346944 (Rural Plains)
Mechanicsville
32 St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
May 19, 1994
(#94000460)
Southwestern corner of the junction of U.S. Route 301 and State Route 54
37°45′56″N 77°22′15″W / 37.765694°N 77.370833°W / 37.765694; -77.370833 (St. Paul's Episcopal Church)
Hanover
33 Scotchtown
Scotchtown
October 15, 1966
(#66000835)
10 miles (16 km) northwest of Ashland on Scotchtown Rd.
37°50′40″N 77°35′10″W / 37.844444°N 77.586111°W / 37.844444; -77.586111 (Scotchtown)
Ashland Also known as the Patrick Henry House
34 Selwyn
Selwyn
May 22, 2003
(#03000445)
6279 Powhite Farm Dr.
37°34′57″N 77°19′12″W / 37.582500°N 77.320000°W / 37.582500; -77.320000 (Selwyn)
Mechanicsville
35 Sharp's Oakland
Sharp's Oakland
January 24, 2002
(#01001514)
12308 Verdon Rd.
37°53′57″N 77°30′47″W / 37.899167°N 77.513194°W / 37.899167; -77.513194 (Sharp's Oakland)
Doswell
36 Slash Church
Slash Church
September 22, 1972
(#72001399)
Mt. Hermon Rd., north of its junction with Peaks Rd.
37°43′10″N 77°24′52″W / 37.719306°N 77.414444°W / 37.719306; -77.414444 (Slash Church)
Ashland
37 Spring Green
Spring Green
December 31, 2002
(#02000316)
2160 Old Church Rd.
37°37′50″N 77°10′21″W / 37.630556°N 77.172500°W / 37.630556; -77.172500 (Spring Green)
Mechanicsville
38 Springfield
Springfield
August 16, 1994
(#94000990)
Southern side of Old Ridge Rd., 0.4 miles (0.64 km) southwest of its junction with Coatesville Rd.
37°51′57″N 77°36′47″W / 37.865833°N 77.613056°W / 37.865833; -77.613056 (Springfield)
39 Sycamore Tavern
Sycamore Tavern
July 24, 1974
(#74002124)
West of U.S. Route 33
37°49′23″N 77°41′14″W / 37.822917°N 77.687361°W / 37.822917; -77.687361 (Sycamore Tavern)
Montpelier
40 The Tavern at Old Church
The Tavern at Old Church
May 16, 2016
(#16000260)
3350-3360 Old Church Rd.
37°38′41″N 77°13′17″W / 37.644722°N 77.221389°W / 37.644722; -77.221389 (The Tavern at Old Church)
Mechanicsville
41 Totomoi
Totomoi
December 12, 1976
(#76002108)
West of Studley on Rural Point Rd.
37°40′08″N 77°22′19″W / 37.668889°N 77.371944°W / 37.668889; -77.371944 (Totomoi)
Studley
42 Trinity Church
Trinity Church
December 27, 1990
(#90001923)
Junction of Teman and Goshen Rds.
37°54′04″N 77°37′56″W / 37.901111°N 77.632222°W / 37.901111; -77.632222 (Trinity Church)
Beaverdam
43 Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls
Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls
October 7, 2016
(#15000926)
11391 Barrett Center Rd.
37°42′39″N 77°21′42″W / 37.710947°N 77.361564°W / 37.710947; -77.361564 (Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls)
Mechanicsville
44 Williamsville
Williamsville
November 18, 1985
(#85002915)
Off Williamsville Rd.
37°41′50″N 77°18′23″W / 37.697222°N 77.306389°W / 37.697222; -77.306389 (Williamsville)
Studley

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References[]

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "Visit Polegreen Church". Historic Polegreen Church Foundation. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  7. ^ "Hanovertown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  8. ^ "Studley". Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
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