Misplaced Pages

Boydton Historic District

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Boydton Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Boydton Baptist Church
Boydton Historic District is located in VirginiaBoydton Historic DistrictShow map of VirginiaBoydton Historic District is located in the United StatesBoydton Historic DistrictShow map of the United States
LocationRoughly the Boydton corporate limits except for section including and NW of VA 58, Boydton, Virginia
Coordinates36°39′59″N 78°23′22″W / 36.66639°N 78.38944°W / 36.66639; -78.38944
Area254 acres (103 ha)
Built1764 (1764)
ArchitectMills, Matthew; et al.
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No.02000511
VLR No.173-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 16, 2002
Designated VLRMarch 14, 2001

The Boydton Historic District is a national historic district located at Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It encompasses 199 contributing buildings, 6 contributing sites, 6 contributing structure, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Boydton. Notable buildings include the municipal building (1905), the old jail (1870), the Beales, Bedinger, and Gregory, Inc. car dealership building (1918), Washington Tavern, Williams and Goode Bank (1908), Boydton Department Store (1935), Mecklenburg County Building Department (1949), Southside Regional Library (1939), Presbyterian Meeting House (1819), Saint James Episcopal Church (1840-1841), Boydton Baptist Church, Trinity Episcopal Church (1890s), "Cedar Crest" (1825), and "On the Hill" (1920), which was separately listed in 2015. Also located in the district and separately listed are the Boyd's Tavern and Mecklenburg County Courthouse.

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

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Edna Johnston & Kathryn Gettinqs Smith (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boydton Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Lists
by county

Lists
by city
Other lists


This article about a property in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: