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38°8′14″N 78°11′16″W / 38.13722°N 78.18778°W / 38.13722; -78.18778
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Gordonsville Historic District
Central Gordonsville in July 2016
Gordonsville Historic District is located in Virginia
Gordonsville Historic District
Gordonsville Historic District is located in the United States
Gordonsville Historic District
LocationVA 15 and vicinity, Gordonsville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°8′14″N 78°11′16″W / 38.13722°N 78.18778°W / 38.13722; -78.18778
Area58 acres (23 ha)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference  No. 83004250 [1]
VLR  No.225-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1983
Designated VLRAugust 16, 1983 [2]

Gordonsville Historic District is a national historic district located at Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia. It encompasses 85 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the town of Gordonsville. They include 19th- and early 20th-century residential, commercial and institutional buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, and Georgian Revival styles. Notable buildings include the E.J. Faulconer House (c. 1856), Faulconer-Schlosser House (1868), Linney-Barbour Building (1870), Swan-Payne House (1901), Magnolia House (c. 1873), Gordonsville Christian Church (18523, c. 1920), Gordonsville Presbyterian Church (1855), Gordonsville Methodist Church (1873), St. Mark's Catholic (c. 1880), Christ Episcopal Church (c. 1875), Grammar School (1877-1878), Memorial Hall, Sneed's Store (c. 1855), Allman Building, Gordonsville Motor Car Company Building (c. 1922), The Old Oaken Bucket (c. 1920), and the Blakey Building (1916). Located in the district is the separately listed Exchange Hotel. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Jeff O'Dell (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gordonsville Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map