National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Amherst_County,_Virginia References

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Amherst 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 37 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town
1	Amherst Baptist Church	Upload image	May 27, 2021 ( #100006575)	190-194 2nd St. 37°34′59″N 79°02′54″W / 37.5831°N 79.0482°W / 37.5831; -79.0482 (Amherst Baptist Church)	Amherst
2	Bear Mountain Indian Mission School	Bear Mountain Indian Mission School More images	February 21, 1997 ( #97000152)	Southwestern corner of the junction of Kenmore and Indian Mission Rds. 37°34′22″N 79°07′37″W / 37.5728°N 79.1269°W / 37.5728; -79.1269	Amherst
3	Brick House	Brick House	February 1, 2006 ( #05001620)	854 Fletcher's Level Rd. 37°38′38″N 79°01′17″W / 37.6439°N 79.0214°W / 37.6439; -79.0214 (Brick House)	Clifford
4	Brightwells Mill Complex	Brightwells Mill Complex	August 15, 2016 ( #16000527)	586 Brightwells Mill Rd. 37°27′31″N 79°02′51″W / 37.4586°N 79.0475°W / 37.4586; -79.0475 (Brightwells Mill Complex)	Madison Heights
5	Clifford-New Glasgow Historic District	Clifford-New Glasgow Historic District	March 12, 2012 ( #12000122)	State Route 151 and Fletchers Level Rd. 37°38′25″N 79°01′20″W / 37.640278°N 79.022222°W / 37.640278; -79.022222	Clifford
6	Dameron Cottage	Upload image	February 5, 2024 ( #100009241)	462 South Main St. 37°34′41″N 79°03′27″W / 37.5781°N 79.0576°W / 37.5781; -79.0576 (Dameron Cottage)	Amherst
7	Dulwich Manor	Dulwich Manor	May 28, 2013 ( #13000335)	550 U.S. Route 60 37°34′27″N 79°02′30″W / 37.57403°N 79.04167°W / 37.57403; -79.04167 (Dulwich Manor)	Amherst
8	Edge Hill	Edge Hill	May 15, 2008 ( #08000418)	1380 Edgehill Plantation Rd. 37°30′11″N 78°55′33″W / 37.503056°N 78.925833°W / 37.503056; -78.925833 (Edge Hill)	Gladstone
9	Edgewood	Edgewood	March 14, 2008 ( #08000200)	591 Puppy Creek Rd. 37°38′38″N 79°09′34″W / 37.643750°N 79.159444°W / 37.643750; -79.159444 (Edgewood)	Amherst
10	Edgewood	Edgewood	August 16, 2006 ( #06000706)	138 Garland Ave. 37°34′55″N 79°03′20″W / 37.581806°N 79.055417°W / 37.581806; -79.055417 (Edgewood)	Amherst
11	El Bethel Methodist Church	El Bethel Methodist Church	April 20, 2018 ( #100002354)	925 Buffalo Springs Turnpike 37°38′43″N 79°13′15″W / 37.645278°N 79.220833°W / 37.645278; -79.220833 (El Bethel Methodist Church)	Amherst
12	Elon Village Library	Elon Village Library	November 22, 2016 ( #16000793)	Corner of Camden and Younger Drs. 37°30′50″N 79°11′40″W / 37.513889°N 79.194444°W / 37.513889; -79.194444 (Elon Village Library)	Amherst
13	Emmanuel Baptist Church	Emmanuel Baptist Church	April 27, 2018 ( #100002391)	205 Sandidges Rd. 37°39′44″N 79°08′45″W / 37.662361°N 79.145833°W / 37.662361; -79.145833 (Emmanuel Baptist Church)	Amherst
14	Fairview	Fairview	June 3, 2009 ( #09000391)	2416 Lowesville Rd. 37°41′58″N 79°03′56″W / 37.699444°N 79.065556°W / 37.699444; -79.065556 (Fairview)	Amherst
15	Forest Hill	Forest Hill	March 22, 2007 ( #07000218)	713 Indian Creek Rd. 37°42′26″N 79°05′04″W / 37.707222°N 79.084444°W / 37.707222; -79.084444 (Forest Hill)	Amherst
16	Fort Riverview (44AH91 and 44AH195)	Fort Riverview (44AH91 and 44AH195)	November 16, 1989 ( #89001921)	Hilltop above the James River^[6] 37°23′45″N 79°03′55″W / 37.395833°N 79.065278°W / 37.395833; -79.065278	Madison Heights
17	Galt's Mill Complex	Galt's Mill Complex	September 30, 2009 ( #09000791)	1133 Galt's Mill Rd. 37°26′49″N 79°00′39″W / 37.446944°N 79.010833°W / 37.446944; -79.010833 (Galt's Mill Complex)	Madison Heights
18	Geddes	Geddes	February 24, 1983 ( #83003257)	Jefferson Trace 37°40′01″N 78°59′14″W / 37.666944°N 78.987222°W / 37.666944; -78.987222 (Geddes)	Clifford
19	The Glebe	The Glebe	May 15, 2008 ( #08000419)	156 State Route 151 37°37′23″N 79°00′50″W / 37.623056°N 79.013899°W / 37.623056; -79.013899 (The Glebe)	Amherst
20	Hanshill	Hanshill	September 29, 2011 ( #11000715)	142 Leftwich Rd. 37°28′18″N 79°09′15″W / 37.471667°N 79.154167°W / 37.471667; -79.154167 (Hanshill)	Madison Heights
21	Hite Store	Hite Store	June 6, 1997 ( #97000487)	0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of the junction of Woodson and Lowesville Rds. 37°43′06″N 79°04′01″W / 37.718472°N 79.066944°W / 37.718472; -79.066944 (Hite Store)	Lowesville
22	Kenmore Farm	Kenmore Farm	February 17, 2015 ( #15000012)	369 Kenmore Rd. 37°35′08″N 79°04′12″W / 37.585556°N 79.070000°W / 37.585556; -79.070000 (Kenmore Farm)	Amherst
23	Macedonia Methodist Church	Macedonia Methodist Church	February 8, 2012 ( #12000017)	1408 Coffeytown Rd. 37°46′20″N 79°13′39″W / 37.772361°N 79.227500°W / 37.772361; -79.227500 (Macedonia Methodist Church)	Vesuvius
24	Madison Heights Elementary School	Madison Heights Elementary School	April 2, 2019 ( #100003601)	123 Phelps Rd. 37°25′52″N 79°07′21″W / 37.431111°N 79.122500°W / 37.431111; -79.122500 (Madison Heights Elementary School)	Madison Heights
25	Mountain View Farm	Mountain View Farm	September 3, 1997 ( #96001453)	2229 N. U.S. Route 29 37°38′29″N 78°59′08″W / 37.641389°N 78.985556°W / 37.641389; -78.985556 (Mountain View Farm)	Clifford
26	Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58	Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58	October 12, 1995 ( #95001175)	Over the James River west of the junction of Mt. Athos Rd. and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks 37°23′35″N 79°03′46″W / 37.393056°N 79.062778°W / 37.393056; -79.062778	Lynchburg
27	Oak Lawn	Oak Lawn	September 6, 2006 ( #06000802)	155 Winridge Dr. 37°29′03″N 79°08′59″W / 37.484167°N 79.149722°W / 37.484167; -79.149722 (Oak Lawn)	Madison Heights
28	Royster C. Parr House	Upload image	November 16, 2021 ( #100007185)	156 Parrtown Rd. 37°40′47″N 79°04′34″W / 37.6797°N 79.0760°W / 37.6797; -79.0760 (Royster C. Parr House)	Amherst vicinity
29	Red Hill Farm	Red Hill Farm	June 9, 1980 ( #80004168)	West of Pedlar Mills on Minors Branch Rd. 37°33′28″N 79°15′53″W / 37.557778°N 79.264722°W / 37.557778; -79.264722 (Red Hill Farm)	Pedlar Mills
30	St. Luke's Episcopal Church	St. Luke's Episcopal Church	November 24, 2017 ( #100001849)	3788 Buffalo Springs Turnpike 37°33′32″N 79°15′17″W / 37.558889°N 79.254722°W / 37.558889; -79.254722 (St. Luke's Episcopal Church)	Pedlar Mills
31	Scott Zion Baptist Church	Upload image	March 23, 2022 ( #100007568)	2602 Galts Mill Rd. 37°26′43″N 79°04′04″W / 37.4454°N 79.0677°W / 37.4454; -79.0677 (Scott Zion Baptist Church)	Madison Heights
32	Speed the Plough	Speed the Plough	April 30, 2007 ( #07000391)	389 Fair Lea Ln. 37°32′00″N 79°11′28″W / 37.533333°N 79.191250°W / 37.533333; -79.191250 (Speed the Plough)	Monroe
33	Sweet Briar College Historic District	Sweet Briar College Historic District More images	March 30, 1995 ( #95000240)	Sweet Briar Dr., 0.5 miles west of U.S. Route 29 37°33′14″N 79°04′48″W / 37.553889°N 79.08°W / 37.553889; -79.08	Sweet Briar
34	Sweet Briar House	Sweet Briar House	September 15, 1970 ( #70000783)	Southwest of the junction of U.S. Route 29 and Sweet Briar Rd. 37°33′27″N 79°04′58″W / 37.557500°N 79.082778°W / 37.557500; -79.082778 (Sweet Briar House)	Sweet Briar
35	Thompson's Mill-Amherst Mill Complex	Thompson's Mill-Amherst Mill Complex	March 5, 2019 ( #100003484)	138-140 Union Hill Rd. 37°34′36″N 79°02′55″W / 37.576667°N 79.048611°W / 37.576667; -79.048611	Amherst
36	Tusculum	Tusculum	November 19, 2004 ( #04001244)	2077 N. U.S. Route 29 37°38′10″N 78°59′51″W / 37.636111°N 78.997500°W / 37.636111; -78.997500 (Tusculum)	Amherst
37	Winton	Winton	May 2, 1974 ( #74002104)	West of State Route 151 37°38′17″N 79°01′27″W / 37.638056°N 79.0241667°W / 37.638056; -79.0241667 (Winton)	Clifford

Former listing

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Athlone	Upload image	September 24, 1992 (#92001029)	March 19, 2001	Junction of VA 151 and VA 674	Amherst	Destroyed by fire

References

^ 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.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ 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.
^ Wittkotksi [sic], J. Mark, and John S. Salmon. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Riverview. National Park Service, 1989-03, 9.

[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 April 12, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-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.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-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] Wittkotksi [sic], J. Mark, and John S. Salmon. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Riverview. National Park Service, 1989-03, 9.

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