Lovingston Historic District

Lovingston Historic District

View of Lovingston from Courthouse, December 2008
Location VA 56 (Front St.) from Orchard Rd. (N) to Sunset Ln. (S), Parallel to US 29, Lovingston, Virginia
Coordinates 37°45′38″N 78°52′9″W / 37.76056°N 78.86917°W / 37.76056; -78.86917Coordinates: 37°45′38″N 78°52′9″W / 37.76056°N 78.86917°W / 37.76056; -78.86917
Built 1809
Architect Crosthwait, Shelton; et al.
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 05001232 [1]
VLR # 062-5108
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 09, 2005
Designated VLR September 14, 2005[2]

The Lovingston Historic District is a national historic district located in Lovingston, Virginia. It is a 224.8-acre (0.910 km2) historic district which includes the entirety of the 1809 and 1823 plats as well as the continued growth through the early-to-mid-20th-century. The cohesive village contains a diverse collection of building types and architectural styles that reflect the town’s growth and development as the seat of Nelson County from its inception to the present. It consists of 105 properties with 176 total resources (134 contributing resources), including the Nelson County Courthouse listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places, forty-nine single dwellings, twenty-four commercial structures, six multiple dwellings, twenty-five sheds, three churches, five tavern/hotels, eleven offices, a theater, a cooper shop, a packing shed, a post office, a bank, a cemetery, and two statues.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Lovingston Historic District. Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. 2008-11-21. and Accompanying photos and Lovingston Historic District Map


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