Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 189 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg. It includes a varied collection of late 18th-and 19th-century houses and includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Georgian, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Federal style architecture. Notable buildings include Folly Castle / Peter Jones V residence (1763, 1865-1885), McIlwaine-Friend residence (1856-1858), Rambout-Donnan residence (c. 1780-1790), former Petersburg High School (1917-1918), Donnan House (c. 1810), First Baptist Church (1928), Couch House (1850s), and St. John's Episcopal Church (1897). Located in the district and separately listed are the Second Presbyterian Church and Strawberry Hill.[3][4][5]
Folly Castle Historic District | |
 Folly Castle, December 2009 | |
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| Location | Perry and W. Washington Sts.; 235-618 Washington, 235-580 Hinton, 15-37 Guarantee, 18-115 Lafayette and 18-42 Perry Sts.; Roughly along South St. from Commerce St. to Farmer St., Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′36″N 77°24′36″W / 37.22667°N 77.41000°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1763 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004313, 92000343 (Boundary Increase), 99001605 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
| VLR No. | 123-0096 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1980, April 14, 1992 (Boundary Increase), January 10, 2000 (Boundary Increase) |
| Designated VLR | February 26, 1979; June 19, 1992, June 16, 1999[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with boundary increases in 1992 and 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Folly Castle Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived December 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dianne Pierce (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Folly Castle Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
- ^ A. Neville (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Folly Castle Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.