National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsylvania County, Virginia


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

Location of Pittsylvania County in Virginia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pittsylvania 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 23 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another 2 properties were once listed but have been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Berry Hill
 
Berry Hill
May 6, 1980
(#80004210)
Southwest of Berry Hill
36°32′43″N 79°37′12″W / 36.5452°N 79.6200°W / 36.5452; -79.6200 (Berry Hill)
Berry Hill
2 Bill's Diner
 
Bill's Diner
December 16, 1996
(#96001450)
1 Depot St.
36°49′30″N 79°23′54″W / 36.8250°N 79.3983°W / 36.8250; -79.3983 (Bill's Diner)
Chatham
3 Burnett's Diner
 
Burnett's Diner
December 16, 1996
(#96001451)
19 S. Main St.
36°49′32″N 79°23′53″W / 36.8256°N 79.3981°W / 36.8256; -79.3981 (Burnett's Diner)
Chatham
4 Chatham Historic District
 
Chatham Historic District
July 13, 2001
(#01000698)
Main, Payne, Pruden, Reid, and Whittle Sts., Lanier Ave., Court Place, and Gilmer Dr.
36°49′33″N 79°23′54″W / 36.8258°N 79.3983°W / 36.8258; -79.3983 (Chatham Historic District)
Chatham
5 Chatham Southern Railway Depot
 
Chatham Southern Railway Depot
August 24, 2015
(#15000550)
340 Whitehead St.
36°49′15″N 79°24′09″W / 36.8208°N 79.4025°W / 36.8208; -79.4025 (Chatham Southern Railway Depot)
Chatham
6 Clerk's Office
 
Clerk's Office
July 8, 1982
(#82004580)
Main St.
36°49′34″N 79°24′00″W / 36.8261°N 79.4001°W / 36.8261; -79.4001 (Clerk's Office)
Chatham
7 Phillip Craft House
 
Phillip Craft House
February 16, 2001
(#01000144)
1381 Old Red Eye Rd.
36°54′13″N 79°27′35″W / 36.9036°N 79.4597°W / 36.9036; -79.4597 (Phillip Craft House)
Chatham Destroyed by fire on April 18, 2017[6]
8 Thomas Claiborne Creasy House
 
Thomas Claiborne Creasy House
February 17, 2015
(#15000018)
415 S. Main St.
36°56′54″N 79°21′40″W / 36.9483°N 79.3611°W / 36.9483; -79.3611 (Thomas Claiborne Creasy House)
Gretna
9 Gosney Store August 29, 2022
(#100008083)
North corner of jct. of VA 360E (Old Richmond Rd.) and VA 726N (Malmaison Rd.)
36°40′47″N 79°19′13″W / 36.6798°N 79.3202°W / 36.6798; -79.3202 (Gosney Store)
Blairs vicinity
10 Gretna Commercial Historic District
 
Gretna Commercial Historic District
May 28, 2013
(#13000342)
N. and S. Main St., and Henry St.
36°57′07″N 79°21′40″W / 36.9519°N 79.3611°W / 36.9519; -79.3611 (Gretna Commercial Historic District)
Gretna 26 contributing buildings.[7]
11 Hargrave Military Academy
 
Hargrave Military Academy
January 24, 2020
(#100004652)
200 Military Dr.
36°49′56″N 79°24′00″W / 36.8322°N 79.3999°W / 36.8322; -79.3999 (Hargrave Military Academy)
Chatham
12 Hill Grove School
 
Hill Grove School
February 25, 2004
(#04000104)
2580 Wards Rd.
37°04′04″N 79°14′57″W / 37.0679°N 79.2493°W / 37.0679; -79.2493 (Hill Grove School)
Hurt
13 Leesville Dam Archeological Site (44PY30) November 2, 1989
(#89001916)
Address Restricted
Altavista
14 Little Cherrystone
 
Little Cherrystone
November 12, 1969
(#69000269)
North of the junction of State Route 57 and Fairview Rd.
36°49′11″N 79°20′58″W / 36.8197°N 79.3494°W / 36.8197; -79.3494 (Little Cherrystone)
Chatham
15 Locust Hill
 
Locust Hill
November 27, 2002
(#02001449)
7408 Wards Rd.
37°06′47″N 79°14′41″W / 37.1131°N 79.2447°W / 37.1131; -79.2447 (Locust Hill)
Hurt
16 Mountain View
 
Mountain View
September 10, 1979
(#79003066)
2 miles south of Chatham on Tight Squeeze Rd.
36°46′56″N 79°24′13″W / 36.7822°N 79.4036°W / 36.7822; -79.4036 (Mountain View)
Chatham
17 Oak Hill August 22, 2024
(#100010693)
Address Restricted
Danville vicinity
18 Oak Ridge
 
Oak Ridge
August 28, 2017
(#100001515)
2345 U.S. Route 311
36°34′52″N 79°32′43″W / 36.5811°N 79.5453°W / 36.5811; -79.5453 (Oak Ridge)
Danville
19 Pittsylvania County Courthouse
 
Pittsylvania County Courthouse
October 29, 1981
(#81000643)
U.S. Route 29 Business
36°49′35″N 79°23′54″W / 36.8264°N 79.3983°W / 36.8264; -79.3983 (Pittsylvania County Courthouse)
Chatham
20 Southside High School August 7, 2020
(#100005430)
200 Blairs Middle School Cir.
36°41′20″N 79°22′16″W / 36.6888°N 79.3711°W / 36.6888; -79.3711 (Southside High School)
Blairs Now the middle school?
21 Windsor
 
Windsor
July 30, 1980
(#80004211)
Mountain Run Rd.[8]
36°32′49″N 79°38′25″W / 36.5469°N 79.6403°W / 36.5469; -79.6403 (Windsor)
Cascade
22 Yates Tavern
 
Yates Tavern
December 19, 1974
(#74002143)
South of Gretna on U.S. Route 29 Business
36°56′08″N 79°22′01″W / 36.9356°N 79.3669°W / 36.9356; -79.3669 (Yates Tavern)
Gretna
23 John and Nancy Yeatts House
 
John and Nancy Yeatts House
March 25, 2009
(#09000173)
Emery Rd.
36°53′39″N 79°25′40″W / 36.8943°N 79.4278°W / 36.8943; -79.4278 (John and Nancy Yeatts House)
Chatham

Former listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Oak Hill
 
Oak Hill
December 28, 1979
(#79003068)
March 19, 2001 VA 863
Oak Ridge Destroyed by fire in 1988
2 Woodlawn
 
Woodlawn
May 26, 2005
(#05000478)
February 21, 2017 5321 Henrys Mill Rd.
36°46′31″N 79°09′48″W / 36.775278°N 79.163333°W / 36.775278; -79.163333 (Woodlawn)
Vernon Hill Demolished in 2015.

See also

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References

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  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 October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "Historical building burns". The News & Advance 2017-04-20: C1, C3: C1.
  7. ^ NPS
  8. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Windsor. National Park Service, 1980-04, 7.