Appomattox Historic District

Appomattox Historic District
Appomattox Depot (now Appomattox Visitor Center), Appomattox Historic District, March 2013
Location Roughly along High, Church, Highland, VA 131, Linden, Lee Grant, Oakleigh and Evergreen, Appomattox, Virginia
Coordinates 37°21′10″N 78°49′40″W / 37.35278°N 78.82778°WCoordinates: 37°21′10″N 78°49′40″W / 37.35278°N 78.82778°W
Area 199 acres (81 ha)
Built 1845
Architect Robinson, Charles; et.al.
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 02000510[1]
VLR # 165-5002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 16, 2002
Designated VLR September 12, 2001[2]

The Appomattox Historic District national historic district located at Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia. It contains 297 contributing buildings, 6 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects in Appomattox. It includes Courthouse Square, the commercial district surrounding the railroad tracks, the Appomattox depot (1923), and surrounding residential areas dating back to the 19th century. Notable buildings include the Appomattox Courthouse (1892), Appomattox County Jail (1895-1897), County Office Building (1940), Appomattox depot (1923), Knickerbocker Hotel (1892), Bank of Appomattox (1906), Appomattox Middle School (1908), Appomattox Pentacostal Holiness Church (c. 1900), and "The Nebraska House" (1854, 1872, c. 1896).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Appomattox Historic District". and Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map