This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Petersburg, Virginia.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Petersburg, 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 44 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city, including 1 National Historic Landmark.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]
Current listings edit
| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | Description |
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| 1 | Appomattox Iron Works | .jpg) |
August 11, 1976 (#76002226) |
20-28 Old St. 37°13′58″N 77°24′22″W / 37.232778°N 77.406111°W |
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| 2 | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District |  |
August 27, 2009 (#09000665) |
200-300 W. Washington, 4-42 S. Market, 100-100 Perry, the 200-300 blocks of W. Wythe, and the 200 block of Brown Sts. 37°13′28″N 77°24′29″W / 37.224444°N 77.408056°W |
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| 3 | Battersea | .jpg) |
November 12, 1969 (#69000344) |
1289 Upper Appomattox St. 37°13′32″N 77°25′42″W / 37.225556°N 77.428333°W |
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| 4 | Blandford Cemetery |  |
October 15, 1992 (#92001371) |
319 S. Crater Rd. 37°13′33″N 77°22′50″W / 37.225833°N 77.380556°W |
Burial ground for 30,000 Confederates killed in the siege of Petersburg (1864-1865); one of several sites claiming to have celebrated the first Memorial Day ceremony, in 1866, in the United States |
| 5 | Blandford Church |  |
May 31, 1972 (#72001513) |
319 S. Crater Rd. 37°13′34″N 77°23′15″W / 37.226111°N 77.387500°W |
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| 6 | Anna P. Bolling Junior High School |  |
October 30, 1998 (#98001316) |
35 W. Fillmore St. 37°13′19″N 77°24′09″W / 37.221944°N 77.402500°W |
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| 7 | Byrne Street USO Club | May 27, 2022 (#100007780) |
464 Byrne St. 37°13′12″N 77°24′15″W / 37.2199°N 77.4041°W |
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| 8 | Centre Hill | .jpg) |
December 27, 1972 (#72001514) |
Center Hill Lane 37°13′50″N 77°24′05″W / 37.230556°N 77.401389°W |
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| 9 | Centre Hill Historic District |  |
June 13, 1986 (#86001277) |
Henry, N. Adams, N. Jefferson, Franklin, and E. Washington Sts., Centre Hill Ct., and Centre Hill Ave. 37°13′46″N 77°24′00″W / 37.229444°N 77.400000°W |
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| 10 | Christ and Grace Episcopal Church |  |
February 27, 2020 (#100005011) |
1545 South Sycamore St. 37°12′42″N 77°23′48″W / 37.2116°N 77.3967°W |
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| 11 | City Market |  |
June 11, 1969 (#69000345) |
Rock, W. Old and River Sts., and Cockade Alley 37°14′00″N 77°24′15″W / 37.233333°N 77.404167°W |
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| 12 | Cohen House |  |
November 1, 2007 (#07001141) |
32 S. Adams St. 37°13′37″N 77°24′06″W / 37.226806°N 77.401667°W |
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| 13 | Commerce Street Industrial Historic District |  |
September 12, 2008 (#08000870) |
Commerce, Upper Appomattox, West, Dunlop, and South Sts. 37°13′32″N 77°25′12″W / 37.225556°N 77.420000°W |
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| 14 | Exchange Building | .jpg) |
June 11, 1969 (#69000322) |
15-19 W. Bank St. 37°13′55″N 77°24′20″W / 37.231944°N 77.405556°W |
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| 15 | Farmers' Bank |  |
April 13, 1972 (#72001515) |
Northwestern corner of Bollingbrook St. and Cockade Alley 37°13′58″N 77°24′15″W / 37.232778°N 77.404167°W |
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| 16 | Folly Castle Historic District |  |
July 16, 1980 (#80004313) |
Perry and W. Washington Sts.; also 235-618 Washington, 235-580 Hinton, 15-37 Guarantee, 18-115 Lafayette, and 18-42 Perry Sts.; also roughly along South St. from Commerce St. to Farmer St. 37°13′37″N 77°24′34″W / 37.226944°N 77.409444°W |
Second and third sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of April 14, 1992 and January 10, 2000 |
| 17 | Nathaniel Friend House | .jpg) |
August 11, 1976 (#76002227) |
27-29 Bollingbrook St. 37°13′58″N 77°24′14″W / 37.232778°N 77.403889°W |
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| 18 | Halifax Triangle and Downtown Commercial Historic District |  |
February 12, 2019 (#100002886) |
Generally bounded by Washington, Adams, Sycamore, Halifax, Byrne, and Harrison Sts. 37°13′36″N 77°24′11″W / 37.226667°N 77.403056°W |
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| 19 | Jarratt House | September 5, 2023 (#100008693) |
808-810 Logan St. 37°14′15″N 77°23′56″W / 37.2376°N 77.3990°W |
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| 20 | Lee Memorial Park |  |
August 14, 2000 (#00000896) |
1832 Johnson Rd. 37°11′57″N 77°24′24″W / 37.199167°N 77.406667°W |
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| 21 | McIlwaine House |  |
July 16, 1973 (#73002217) |
Market Square at corner of Pelham and Cockade Alleys 37°14′00″N 77°24′14″W / 37.233333°N 77.403889°W |
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| 22 | William McKenney House |  |
December 6, 1990 (#90001830) |
250 S. Sycamore St. 37°13′24″N 77°24′07″W / 37.223333°N 77.401944°W |
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| 23 | North Battersea-Pride's Field Historic District |  |
May 26, 2005 (#05000475) |
Roughly along the Appomattox River bank, McKenzie, W. High., Upper Appomattox Sts., from 1250 W. High to Fleet Sts. 37°13′36″N 77°25′21″W / 37.226667°N 77.422500°W |
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| 24 | Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School |  |
August 2, 2000 (#00000891) |
Jones St. 37°13′04″N 77°24′41″W / 37.217778°N 77.411389°W |
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| 25 | People's Memorial Cemetery |  |
March 28, 2008 (#08000245) |
334 S. Crater Rd. 37°13′30″N 77°23′20″W / 37.225000°N 77.388889°W |
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| 26 | Petersburg City Hall |  |
November 16, 1978 (#78003185) |
129-141 N. Union St. 37°13′47″N 77°24′19″W / 37.229722°N 77.405278°W |
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| 27 | Petersburg Courthouse |  |
May 14, 1973 (#73002218) |
Court House Sq. 37°13′51″N 77°24′13″W / 37.230833°N 77.403611°W |
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| 28 | Petersburg Courthouse Historic District |  |
December 21, 1990 (#90001572) |
Roughly bounded by W. Bank, N. Adams, W. Washington, and N. Market Sts. 37°13′49″N 77°24′18″W / 37.230278°N 77.405000°W |
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| 29 | Petersburg Old Town Historic District |  |
July 4, 1980 (#80004314) |
U.S. Route 1 and State Route 36; also 241 4th St., 223-225 Henry St., and 230 and 316 E. Bank St. 37°13′55″N 77°24′37″W / 37.231944°N 77.410278°W |
Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of September 12, 2008 |
| 30 | Petersburg Trailways Bus Station |  |
September 29, 2015 (#15000680) |
108 E. Washington St. 37°13′41″N 77°24′05″W / 37.227917°N 77.401389°W |
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| 31 | Pocahontas Island Historic District | .jpg) |
November 3, 2006 (#06000977) |
Pocahontas, Witten, Rolfe, Logan, and Sapony Sts. 37°14′12″N 77°23′57″W / 37.236667°N 77.399167°W |
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| 32 | Poplar Lawn Historic District |  |
May 23, 1980 (#80004315) |
Roughly bounded by Surrey Lane and St. Jefferson, Mars, and Harrison Sts.; also the junction of E. Wythe and S. Jefferson, from the southeastern section of the original historic district to Lieutenant Run, and along both sides of Harrison St. at its southwestern corner 37°13′27″N 77°24′05″W / 37.224167°N 77.401389°W |
Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of February 10, 2006 |
| 33 | Saint Paul's Church |  |
May 30, 1986 (#86001191) |
102 N. Union St. 37°13′44″N 77°24′20″W / 37.228889°N 77.405556°W |
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| 34 | Second Presbyterian Church |  |
January 14, 1991 (#90002114) |
419 W. Washington St. 37°13′37″N 77°24′37″W / 37.226944°N 77.410278°W |
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| 35 | South Chappell Street Car Barn |  |
February 25, 2009 (#09000066) |
124 South Chappell St. 37°13′12″N 77°25′28″W / 37.220000°N 77.424444°W |
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| 36 | South Market Street Historic District |  |
April 22, 1992 (#92000345) |
S. Market St. from Washington St. to Halifax St. 37°13′30″N 77°24′21″W / 37.225000°N 77.405833°W |
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| 37 | Stewart-Hinton House |  |
January 14, 2004 (#03001437) |
416 High St. 37°13′46″N 77°24′41″W / 37.229306°N 77.411389°W |
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| 38 | Strawberry Hill |  |
December 23, 1974 (#74002239) |
231-235-237 Hinton St. 37°13′43″N 77°24′31″W / 37.228611°N 77.408611°W |
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| 39 | Sutherland House |  |
November 22, 2011 (#11000837) |
606 Harding St. 37°13′04″N 77°24′19″W / 37.217778°N 77.405278°W |
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| 40 | Tabb Street Presbyterian Church |  |
May 31, 1979 (#79003288) |
21 W. Tabb St. 37°13′49″N 77°24′19″W / 37.230278°N 77.405278°W |
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| 41 | Virginia Trunk & Bag Company |  |
December 23, 2009 (#09001157) |
600 W. Wythe St. 37°13′28″N 77°24′38″W / 37.224444°N 77.410556°W |
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| 42 | Thomas Wallace House |  |
May 2, 1975 (#75002116) |
Southwestern corner of Brown and S. Market Sts. 37°13′27″N 77°24′22″W / 37.224167°N 77.406111°W |
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| 43 | Walnut Hill Historic District | September 22, 2023 (#100008702) |
Roughly bounded by Johnson Rd., North, East, and South Blvds., Mount Vernon, Fleur de Hundred, and East Tuckahoe Sts. 37°12′08″N 77°23′46″W / 37.2021°N 77.3962°W |
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| 44 | Washington Street Methodist Church |  |
November 24, 1980 (#80004209) |
14-24 E. Washington St. 37°13′40″N 77°24′09″W / 37.227778°N 77.402500°W |
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References edit
- ^ 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 5, 2024.
- ^ 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.