Lovingston Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Lovingston Historic District

Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia
Listed
November 9, 2005
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05001232

About this property

The Lovingston Historic District is a national historic district located in Lovingston, Virginia, USA. 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia
37.76481, -78.86588

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Nelson County Courthouse
Industrial
0.6 mi
Lovingston High School
Industrial
1.3 mi
Ryan Hall Elementary School
Industrial
3 mi
Mitchell's Brick House Tavern
Early Republic
4.1 mi
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
Industrial
4.3 mi

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When was Lovingston Historic District listed on the National Register?

Lovingston Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Lovingston Historic District?

Lovingston Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lovingston Historic District?

The period of significance for Lovingston Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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