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Location of Lynchburg in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynchburg, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
The Federal Hill Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The district includes some one dozen residential blocks in the heart of Lynchburg spread over 33 acres (130,000 m 2). The district's architecture consists primarily of free-standing brick or frame houses in a variety of styles but of harmonious scale.
Perhaps Lynchburg's best-known African American physician, Dr. R. Walter Johnson (1889-1971) attended Lincoln University and Meharry Medical College. His Lynchburg practice began in the mid-1930s, and was first located in the Humbles Building at 901 Fifth Street (118-5318-0039).
The Rivermont Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia.It is a 192.10-acre (0.7774 km 2) district consisting of the 300-3400 blocks of Rivermont Avenue as well as Riverside Park and a few properties alongside streets that face onto Rivermont Avenue.
Cabell, Norwood, Hancock, Stonewall from 6th to H St., Lynchburg, Virginia: Coordinates: Area: 49 acres (20 ha) Architectural style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian: NRHP reference No. 83003289 [1] VLR No. 118-0198: Significant dates; Added to NRHP
Its builder and designer, Dr. George Cabell, was a friend of Thomas Jefferson, and physician to Patrick Henry. [5] Before building the house, he purchased 856 acres of land including Daniel's Island, Treasure Island and Woodruff Island from Lewellen Jones, who had bought it from Christopher Lynch, son of Quaker patriot Charles Lynch (1736–1796) and nephew of John Lynch, who started the ferry ...
The Diamond Hill Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The district is irregularly shaped and approximately 14 blocks in area. It is wedged between the Lynchburg Expressway to the south and the city's central commercial core to the north. Most houses on Diamond Hill were erected during the late 19th ...
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 m 2 ) 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 ...