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Hanover is located in northeastern Hanover County, south of the Pamunkey River, which forms the border with Caroline County. U.S. Route 301 passes through the center of the CDP, leading south 18 miles (29 km) to the center of Richmond and north 20 miles (32 km) to Bowling Green. Virginia State Route 54 leads west 6 miles (10 km) to Ashland.
The district includes four contributing buildings in the county seat of Hanover Courthouse. They are the separately listed Hanover County Courthouse (1735), the old jail (1835), the clerk's office (c. 1835), and the Hanover Tavern now known as the Barksdale Theatre. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]
The front of the building is distinguished by an arcade of rounded arches. [4] George Cooke's 1834 depiction of Patrick Henry arguing the Parson's Cause case at the Hanover County Courthouse. Hanover County was created in 1720 by the Colony of Virginia. The courthouse was built about 1735, supposedly by William Meriwether, who also built and ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hanover 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.
The county was developed by planters moving west from the Virginia tidewater, where soils had been exhausted by tobacco monoculture. Hanover County was the birthplace and home of noted American statesman Patrick Henry. He reportedly married Sarah Shelton in the parlor of her family's house, Rural Plains, also known as Shelton House.
Buildings where public school is held are built to last, so it's not surprising that Wilmington has a fair number of older, even historic schools. Learning history: 8 of the oldest public school ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Hanover County, Virginia" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The “full inferno” spread to other buildings and the main hall collapsed shortly after 2 a.m., according to News Channel 11. The former Virginia Intermont College campus went up in flames on ...