National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockbridge County, Virginia


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

Location of Rockbridge County in Virginia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge 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 51 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks.


          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 Anderson Hollow Archaeological District
 
Anderson Hollow Archaeological District
July 21, 1983
(#83003314)
Western side of Big Hill Rd.[6]
37°51′06″N 79°35′02″W / 37.8517°N 79.5839°W / 37.8517; -79.5839 (Anderson Hollow Archaeological District)
Lexington
2 Boxerwood
 
Boxerwood
June 4, 2015
(#15000254)
963 Ross Rd.
37°46′36″N 79°27′54″W / 37.7767°N 79.4650°W / 37.7767; -79.4650 (Boxerwood)
Lexington
3 Brown-Swisher Barn
 
Brown-Swisher Barn
August 11, 2020
(#100005436)
2939 Walkers Creek Rd.
37°58′29″N 79°22′48″W / 37.9748°N 79.3801°W / 37.9748; -79.3801 (Brown-Swisher Barn)
Middlebrook
4 Brownsburg Historic District
 
Brownsburg Historic District
July 2, 1973
(#73002055)
Including the entire village extending 0.5 miles (0.80 km) along State Route 252
37°55′43″N 79°19′09″W / 37.9286°N 79.3192°W / 37.9286; -79.3192 (Brownsburg Historic District)
Brownsburg
5 Buffalo Forge (081-0003)
 
Buffalo Forge (081-0003)
May 26, 2004
(#04000551)
2694 Forge Rd.
37°41′11″N 79°26′06″W / 37.6864°N 79.4350°W / 37.6864; -79.4350 (Buffalo Forge (081-0003))
Glasgow
6 Cedar Hill
 
Cedar Hill
July 15, 1994
(#94000726)
Eastern side of Forge Rd., 2.25 miles (3.62 km) south of its junction with U.S. Route 60
37°43′05″N 79°23′57″W / 37.7181°N 79.3992°W / 37.7181; -79.3992 (Cedar Hill)
Buena Vista
7 Cedar Hill Church and Cemeteries
 
Cedar Hill Church and Cemeteries
February 11, 2002
(#01001570)
Cedar Hill Church Rd. and Kygers Hill Rd.
37°44′31″N 79°31′34″W / 37.7419°N 79.5261°W / 37.7419; -79.5261 (Cedar Hill Church and Cemeteries)
Lexington
8 Chapel Hill
 
Chapel Hill
June 8, 2011
(#11000350)
68 Charming Ln.
37°43′15″N 79°24′45″W / 37.7207°N 79.4125°W / 37.7207; -79.4125 (Chapel Hill)
Lexington
9 Church Hill
 
Church Hill
February 26, 1979
(#79003079)
6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Lexington off U.S. Route 11 at Interstate 64
37°50′31″N 79°21′32″W / 37.8419°N 79.3589°W / 37.8419; -79.3589 (Church Hill)
Lexington
10 Clifton
 
Clifton
July 22, 1994
(#94000778)
Northern side of Old Buena Vista Rd., 2,000 feet (610 m) east of its junction with U.S. Route 11
37°47′29″N 79°25′07″W / 37.7914°N 79.4186°W / 37.7914; -79.4186 (Clifton)
Lexington
11 Echols Farm
 
Echols Farm
October 30, 1998
(#98001312)
Junction of U.S. Route 501 and State Route 130
37°37′47″N 79°26′28″W / 37.6297°N 79.4411°W / 37.6297; -79.4411 (Echols Farm)
Glasgow
12 Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Manse
 
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Manse
November 16, 2005
(#05001269)
650 Falling Spring Rd.
37°41′00″N 79°27′34″W / 37.6833°N 79.4594°W / 37.6833; -79.4594 (Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Manse)
Glasgow
13 Fancy Hill
 
Fancy Hill
September 5, 1997
(#97000957)
Junction of U.S. Route 11 and Falling Spring Rd.
37°41′23″N 79°29′11″W / 37.6897°N 79.4864°W / 37.6897; -79.4864 (Fancy Hill)
Glasgow
14 Glasgow Historic District
 
Glasgow Historic District
October 30, 1995
(#95001170)
Bounded by 7th, 10th, Gordon, and Powhatan Sts.; also the 900 blocks of Fizlee St. and Rockbridge Rd.
37°38′01″N 79°27′00″W / 37.6336°N 79.4500°W / 37.6336; -79.4500 (Glasgow Historic District)
Glasgow Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of May 3, 2006
15 Glen Maury
 
Glen Maury
May 24, 1979
(#79003078)
West of Buena Vista
37°43′49″N 79°21′46″W / 37.7303°N 79.3628°W / 37.7303; -79.3628 (Glen Maury)
Buena Vista
16 Goshen Land Company Bridge
 
Goshen Land Company Bridge
May 15, 1978
(#78003041)
East of Goshen on Paxton Dr.
37°59′09″N 79°29′38″W / 37.9857°N 79.4939°W / 37.9857; -79.4939 (Goshen Land Company Bridge)
Goshen
17 Haines Chapel and Cemetery
 
Haines Chapel and Cemetery
February 10, 2014
(#13001174)
2600 State Route 56
37°53′18″N 79°09′17″W / 37.8883°N 79.1547°W / 37.8883; -79.1547 (Haines Chapel and Cemetery)
Vesuvius Extends into Nelson County
18 Hamilton Schoolhouse
 
Hamilton Schoolhouse
November 21, 2002
(#02001372)
S. Buffalo Rd.
37°42′07″N 79°35′49″W / 37.7019°N 79.5969°W / 37.7019; -79.5969 (Hamilton Schoolhouse)
Lexington
19 Hays Creek Mill
 
Hays Creek Mill
August 4, 1995
(#95000973)
Hays Creek Rd., 0.1 miles north of its junction with McElwee Rd.
37°56′08″N 79°20′37″W / 37.9356°N 79.3437°W / 37.9356; -79.3437 (Hays Creek Mill)
Brownsburg
20 Hickory Hill
 
Hickory Hill
August 30, 2006
(#06000760)
197 Hickory Hill Ln.
37°39′55″N 79°28′43″W / 37.6653°N 79.4786°W / 37.6653; -79.4786 (Hickory Hill)
Glasgow
21 Kennedy-Lunsford Farm
 
Kennedy-Lunsford Farm
June 7, 1996
(#96000592)
Approximately 0.5 miles south of Raphine Rd. near its junction with Gibbs Run Ln.; also 1194 Raphine Rd.
37°56′14″N 79°16′04″W / 37.9371°N 79.2679°W / 37.9371; -79.2679 (Kennedy-Lunsford Farm)
Raphine 1194 Raphine represents a boundary increase of February 22, 1999
22 Kennedy-Wade Mill
 
Kennedy-Wade Mill
July 13, 1979
(#79003296)
2.3 miles northeast of Brownsburg on Raphine Rd.; also Raphine Rd., 2000 feet northeast of its junction with Goose Creek Rd.
37°56′57″N 79°17′10″W / 37.949167°N 79.286111°W / 37.949167; -79.286111 (Kennedy-Wade Mill)
Raphine Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of May 26, 1994, the Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District
23 Level Loop
 
Level Loop
August 12, 1993
(#93000822)
Hays Creek Rd., 1 mile west of Brownsburg and 0.5 mile east of McClung's Mill
37°55′57″N 79°20′12″W / 37.932500°N 79.336667°W / 37.932500; -79.336667 (Level Loop)
Brownsburg
24 Liberty Hall Site
 
Liberty Hall Site
August 16, 1977
(#77001493)
West of the Washington and Lee University campus[7]
37°47′34″N 79°27′02″W / 37.792778°N 79.450556°W / 37.792778; -79.450556 (Liberty Hall Site)
Lexington Site of predecessor of Washington and Lee University
25 Locust Hill
 
Locust Hill
May 12, 1986
(#86001066)
Forge Rd.
37°43′55″N 79°24′03″W / 37.731944°N 79.400833°W / 37.731944; -79.400833 (Locust Hill)
Mechanicsville
26 William Mackey House
 
William Mackey House
October 29, 1993
(#93001126)
Timber Ridge Rd., 0.5 miles southeast of its junction with U.S. Route 11
37°50′26″N 79°20′25″W / 37.840556°N 79.340278°W / 37.840556; -79.340278 (William Mackey House)
Cornwall
27 Maple Hall
 
Maple Hall
January 29, 1987
(#87000006)
Junction of Interstates 64 and 81 with U.S. Route 11
37°50′33″N 79°21′51″W / 37.842500°N 79.364167°W / 37.842500; -79.364167 (Maple Hall)
Lexington
28 Marlbrook
 
Marlbrook
September 14, 2002
(#02001000)
4973 Forge Rd.
37°38′48″N 79°29′56″W / 37.646667°N 79.498889°W / 37.646667; -79.498889 (Marlbrook)
Glasgow
29 Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop
 
Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop
October 15, 1966
(#66000846)
South of Staunton on U.S. Route 11 and Raphine Rd. at Walnut Grove
37°55′54″N 79°12′52″W / 37.931667°N 79.214444°W / 37.931667; -79.214444 (Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop)
Steeles Tavern
30 John Moore House
 
John Moore House
June 25, 1999
(#99000728)
183 Big Hill Rd.
37°51′42″N 79°33′05″W / 37.861528°N 79.551389°W / 37.861528; -79.551389 (John Moore House)
Lexington
31 Mountain View Farm
 
Mountain View Farm
January 27, 2000
(#99001723)
199 Fredericksburg Rd.
37°51′50″N 79°29′02″W / 37.863889°N 79.483889°W / 37.863889; -79.483889 (Mountain View Farm)
Lexington
32 Mulberry Grove
 
Mulberry Grove
July 28, 1994
(#94000761)
Southern side of Hays Creek Rd., 5000 feet southeast of its junction with State Route 252
37°55′24″N 79°18′22″W / 37.923333°N 79.306111°W / 37.923333; -79.306111 (Mulberry Grove)
Brownsburg
33 Natural Bridge
 
Natural Bridge
November 18, 1997
(#97001401)
Junction of U.S. Route 11 and State Route 130
37°37′41″N 79°32′41″W / 37.628056°N 79.544722°W / 37.628056; -79.544722 (Natural Bridge)
Natural Bridge
34 Natural Bridge Historic District
 
Natural Bridge Historic District
February 2, 2016
(#15001047)
U.S. Route 11 and State Route 130
37°37′48″N 79°32′40″W / 37.630000°N 79.544444°W / 37.630000; -79.544444 (Natural Bridge Historic District)
Natural Bridge
35 New Providence Presbyterian Church
 
New Providence Presbyterian Church
March 26, 1980
(#80004223)
Northeast of Brownsburg
37°57′07″N 79°18′08″W / 37.951806°N 79.302222°W / 37.951806; -79.302222 (New Providence Presbyterian Church)
Brownsburg
36 Oak Spring Farm
 
Oak Spring Farm
October 19, 1994
(#94000780)
Borden Grant Trail at its junction with U.S. Route 11
37°54′22″N 79°14′01″W / 37.906111°N 79.233611°W / 37.906111; -79.233611 (Oak Spring Farm)
Steeles Tavern
37 Paxton House August 7, 2024
(#100010684)
240 Sales Mill Road
37°52′42″N 79°16′45″W / 37.8783°N 79.2791°W / 37.8783; -79.2791 (Paxton House)
Fairfield vicinity
38 Margaret E. Poague House
 
Margaret E. Poague House
March 29, 2007
(#07000236)
4907 S. U.S. Route 11
37°39′41″N 79°30′36″W / 37.661389°N 79.510000°W / 37.661389; -79.510000 (Margaret E. Poague House)
Lexington
39 Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District
 
Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District
January 19, 1989
(#88003204)
Off Rockbridge Alum Springs Rd.[8]
37°54′27″N 79°36′40″W / 37.907500°N 79.611111°W / 37.907500; -79.611111 (Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District)
California
40 Rockbridge Inn
 
Rockbridge Inn
April 7, 1995
(#95000398)
Northern side of Herring Hall Rd. at its junction with Rices Hill Rd.
37°39′19″N 79°32′15″W / 37.655278°N 79.537500°W / 37.655278; -79.537500 (Rockbridge Inn)
Natural Bridge
41 Scott-Hutton Farm
 
Scott-Hutton Farm
August 28, 2017
(#100001516)
1892 Turnpike Rd.
37°47′09″N 79°33′07″W / 37.785833°N 79.551944°W / 37.785833; -79.551944 (Scott-Hutton Farm)
Lexington
42 Springdale
 
Springdale
February 14, 2006
(#05001273)
70 Gilmore Ln.
37°44′23″N 79°25′11″W / 37.739861°N 79.419722°W / 37.739861; -79.419722 (Springdale)
Lexington
43 Stone House
 
Stone House
May 24, 1979
(#79003080)
West of Lexington on Ross Rd.
37°46′31″N 79°27′35″W / 37.775278°N 79.459722°W / 37.775278; -79.459722 (Stone House)
Lexington
44 Sunnyside
 
Sunnyside
September 14, 2002
(#02001003)
160 Kendal Dr.
37°46′48″N 79°27′38″W / 37.780000°N 79.460556°W / 37.780000; -79.460556 (Sunnyside)
Lexington
45 Tankersley Tavern
 
Tankersley Tavern
November 3, 1988
(#88002179)
Furrs Mill Rd.
37°47′38″N 79°25′42″W / 37.793750°N 79.428333°W / 37.793750; -79.428333 (Tankersley Tavern)
Lexington
46 Taylor-Kinnear Farm August 23, 2021
(#100006850)
1364 Forest Grove Rd.
37°49′01″N 79°21′42″W / 37.8170°N 79.3616°W / 37.8170; -79.3616 (Taylor-Kinnear Farm)
Lexington vicinity
47 Thorn Hill
 
Thorn Hill
June 18, 1975
(#75002035)
Southwest of Lexington off State Route 251
37°45′49″N 79°27′54″W / 37.763611°N 79.465000°W / 37.763611; -79.465000 (Thorn Hill)
Lexington
48 Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church
 
Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church
November 12, 1969
(#69000278)
Southwest of the junction of U.S. Route 11 and Timber Ridge Rd.
37°50′34″N 79°21′30″W / 37.842778°N 79.358333°W / 37.842778; -79.358333 (Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church)
Lexington
49 Vine Forest
 
Vine Forest
August 23, 1991
(#91001084)
U.S. Route 11, 2 miles west of Natural Bridge
37°37′31″N 79°34′43″W / 37.625278°N 79.578611°W / 37.625278; -79.578611 (Vine Forest)
Natural Bridge
50 Virginia Manor
 
Virginia Manor
September 10, 1987
(#87001549)
State Route 130
37°37′06″N 79°29′19″W / 37.618333°N 79.488611°W / 37.618333; -79.488611 (Virginia Manor)
Natural Bridge
51 Willson House
 
Willson House
December 3, 2009
(#09001049)
367 Wee Darnock Way
37°47′57″N 79°30′27″W / 37.799167°N 79.507500°W / 37.799167; -79.507500 (Willson House)
Lexington

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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. ^ 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. ^ County of Rockbridge Comprehensive Plan 2016-2036, Rockbridge County, 2016, 12. Accessed 2016-12-24.
  7. ^ Site Plans From the Liberty Hall Excavations: Site Plan 5, Washington and Lee University, 1974. Accessed 2016-12-24.
  8. ^ Division of Historic Landmarks Staff. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District. National Park Service, 1987, 26.