Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District

Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District
Monument Terrace, November 2008
Location Church, Clay, Court, Main Streets, roughly bounded by 5th through 13th Streets, Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′51″N 79°08′37″W / 37.41417°N 79.14361°WCoordinates: 37°24′51″N 79°08′37″W / 37.41417°N 79.14361°W
Area 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built 1815
Architect Chesterman, Aubrey
Architectural style Federal, Late Victorian
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 01000853, 02001361 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR # 118-5163
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 16, 2001
Boundary increase November 22, 2002
Designated VLR December 6, 2000, September 11, 2002[2]

The Court House Hill—Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The area is situated on a promontory overlooking the Lower Basin Historic District on the south bank of the James River. The approximately 50-acre (200,000 m2) district is composed of relatively intact city blocks of religious, commercial, residential, and governmental buildings and structures ranging in date from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century. Buildings in the district represent a variety of styles from the different periods, including the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Eclectic, Craftsman, and Art Deco styles.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 and expanded in 2002 to also include the area between Madison and Harrison Streets and 5th and 7th Streets.[1]

Some of the more notable contributing resources to this historic district include:

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Alison Stone Blanton (July 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map, National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form, 2002 Boundary Expansion