National Register of Historic Places listings in Botetourt County, Virginia


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

Location of Botetourt County in Virginia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Botetourt 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 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed.


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

Current listings edit

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Anderson House
 
Anderson House
February 25, 1999
(#98000696)
5640 Lee Ln.
37°28′28″N 79°58′08″W / 37.474444°N 79.968889°W / 37.474444; -79.968889 (Anderson House)
Haymakertown
2 Annandale
 
Annandale
February 11, 1993
(#93000039)
Gilmore Mill Rd., 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of its junction with Forest Oaks Rd.
37°35′44″N 79°34′46″W / 37.595556°N 79.579444°W / 37.595556; -79.579444 (Annandale)
Gilmore Mills
3 Bessemer Archaeological Site (44 BO 26)
 
Bessemer Archaeological Site (44 BO 26)
December 15, 1984
(#84000807)
Confluence of the James River with Craig Creek[6]
37°39′05″N 79°48′44″W / 37.651389°N 79.812222°W / 37.651389; -79.812222 (Bessemer Archaeological Site (44 BO 26))
Eagle Rock
4 Blue Ridge Hall
 
Blue Ridge Hall
November 22, 2016
(#16000794)
11593 U.S. Route 11
37°28′20″N 79°47′41″W / 37.472222°N 79.794722°W / 37.472222; -79.794722 (Blue Ridge Hall)
Fincastle
5 Bowyer-Holladay House
 
Bowyer-Holladay House
June 10, 1999
(#99000704)
U.S. Route 220
37°26′19″N 79°54′23″W / 37.438611°N 79.906250°W / 37.438611; -79.906250 (Bowyer-Holladay House)
Fincastle
6 Breckinridge Mill
 
Breckinridge Mill
July 30, 1980
(#80004172)
West of Fincastle on Breckinridge Mill Rd.; also 7850 Breckinridge Mill Rd.
37°30′00″N 79°54′38″W / 37.500000°N 79.910556°W / 37.500000; -79.910556 (Breckinridge Mill)
Fincastle 7850 Breckinridge Mill represents a boundary increase of May 30, 2002
7 Buchanan Historic District
 
Buchanan Historic District
January 27, 1999
(#99000070)
Roughly along Main St., from 19th St. to its intersection with U.S. Route 81
37°31′43″N 79°40′48″W / 37.528611°N 79.68°W / 37.528611; -79.68 (Buchanan Historic District)
Buchanan
8 Buchanan Theatre
 
Buchanan Theatre
April 15, 2019
(#100003611)
19778 Main St.
37°31′41″N 79°40′46″W / 37.528056°N 79.679306°W / 37.528056; -79.679306 (Buchanan Theatre)
Buchanan
9 Callie Furnace
 
Callie Furnace
January 21, 1974
(#74002108)
1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Glen Wilton in the George Washington National Forest
37°46′37″N 79°49′27″W / 37.777083°N 79.824167°W / 37.777083; -79.824167 (Callie Furnace)
Glen Wilton
10 Fincastle Historic District
 
Fincastle Historic District
November 12, 1969
(#69000224)
Roughly bounded by Carper, Hancock, Catawba, and Back Sts., and Griffin Alley
37°29′55″N 79°52′34″W / 37.498611°N 79.876111°W / 37.498611; -79.876111 (Fincastle Historic District)
Fincastle
11 Gala Site
 
Gala Site
March 17, 2010
(#10000088)
Eastern bank of the James River between Mill and Sinking Creeks[7]
37°41′22″N 79°48′40″W / 37.689444°N 79.811111°W / 37.689444; -79.811111 (Gala Site)
Gala
12 Glencoe February 19, 2021
(#100006157)
1088 Poor Farm Rd.
37°31′00″N 79°51′27″W / 37.5166°N 79.8576°W / 37.5166; -79.8576 (Glencoe)
Fincastle vicinity
13 Greenfield Kitchen and Quarters April 1, 2022
(#100007570)
International Pkwy. and US 220
37°26′16″N 79°54′13″W / 37.4377°N 79.9037°W / 37.4377; -79.9037 (Greenfield Kitchen and Quarters)
Daleville vicinity
14 Greyledge
 
Greyledge
February 5, 2002
(#01001571)
1066 Greyledge Rd.
37°34′22″N 79°40′00″W / 37.572778°N 79.666667°W / 37.572778; -79.666667 (Greyledge)
Buchanan
15 Hawthorne Hall
 
Hawthorne Hall
January 28, 2000
(#00000025)
1527 Hawthorne Hall Rd.
37°31′30″N 79°53′30″W / 37.525000°N 79.891667°W / 37.525000; -79.891667 (Hawthorne Hall)
Fincastle
16 Thomas D. Kinzie House
 
Thomas D. Kinzie House
April 26, 2002
(#02000445)
65 Kinzie Rd.
37°23′45″N 79°53′54″W / 37.395833°N 79.898333°W / 37.395833; -79.898333 (Thomas D. Kinzie House)
Troutville
17 Lauderdale
 
Lauderdale
October 31, 2007
(#07001132)
13508 U.S. Route 11
37°29′20″N 79°46′38″W / 37.488889°N 79.777222°W / 37.488889; -79.777222 (Lauderdale)
Buchanan
18 Looney Mill Creek Site
 
Looney Mill Creek Site
August 3, 1978
(#78003007)
Southern side of the James River immediately west of the Looney Mill Creek confluence[8]
37°31′08″N 79°42′14″W / 37.518889°N 79.703889°W / 37.518889; -79.703889 (Looney Mill Creek Site)
Buchanan
19 Bryan McDonald Jr. House
 
Bryan McDonald Jr. House
August 24, 2011
(#11000604)
4084 Catawba Rd.
37°26′49″N 79°57′54″W / 37.446944°N 79.965000°W / 37.446944; -79.965000 (Bryan McDonald Jr. House)
Troutville
20 Nininger's Mill
 
Nininger's Mill
July 30, 1980
(#80004171)
South of Daleville
37°24′06″N 79°55′06″W / 37.401667°N 79.918333°W / 37.401667; -79.918333 (Nininger's Mill)
Daleville
21 Phoenix Bridge
 
Phoenix Bridge
June 10, 1975
(#75002015)
Northwest of Eagle Rock off Craig Creek Rd. over Craig Creek
37°38′57″N 79°49′52″W / 37.649167°N 79.831111°W / 37.649167; -79.831111 (Phoenix Bridge)
Eagle Rock
22 Prospect Hill
 
Prospect Hill
December 28, 1979
(#79003031)
Off Church St.
37°29′31″N 79°52′20″W / 37.491944°N 79.872222°W / 37.491944; -79.872222 (Prospect Hill)
Fincastle
23 George Washington Rader House
 
George Washington Rader House
August 25, 2014
(#14000525)
8910 U.S. Route 11
37°27′08″N 79°49′52″W / 37.452222°N 79.831111°W / 37.452222; -79.831111 (George Washington Rader House)
Fincastle
24 Reynolds Property
 
Reynolds Property
November 22, 2016
(#16000795)
514 Rocky Rd.
37°35′21″N 79°36′58″W / 37.589167°N 79.616111°W / 37.589167; -79.616111 (Reynolds Property)
Buchanan
25 Roaring Run Furnace
 
Roaring Run Furnace
March 21, 1983
(#83003263)
Northwest of Eagle Rock on Roaring Run Rd.
37°42′29″N 79°53′34″W / 37.708056°N 79.892778°W / 37.708056; -79.892778 (Roaring Run Furnace)
Eagle Rock
26 Santillane
 
Santillane
July 24, 1974
(#74002107)
West of U.S. Route 220
37°29′36″N 79°52′53″W / 37.493333°N 79.881389°W / 37.493333; -79.881389 (Santillane)
Fincastle
27 Varney's Falls Dam
 
Varney's Falls Dam
October 14, 1993
(#93001127)
On the James River, southeast of the junction of Gilmore Mill and Forest Oaks Rds.
37°34′49″N 79°35′49″W / 37.580278°N 79.596944°W / 37.580278; -79.596944 (Varney's Falls Dam)
Gilmore Mills
28 Wheatland Manor
 
Wheatland Manor
February 5, 1992
(#91002040)
Northern side of Wheatland Rd., 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southeast of its junction with Pine Haven Rd.
37°30′16″N 79°48′21″W / 37.504444°N 79.805972°W / 37.504444; -79.805972 (Wheatland Manor)
Fincastle
29 Wiloma
 
Wiloma
November 22, 1985
(#85002913)
Off U.S. Route 220
37°30′57″N 79°53′22″W / 37.515833°N 79.889444°W / 37.515833; -79.889444 (Wiloma)
Fincastle
30 Wilson Warehouse
 
Wilson Warehouse
January 26, 1978
(#78003008)
Lower and Washington Sts.
37°31′38″N 79°40′56″W / 37.527361°N 79.682222°W / 37.527361; -79.682222 (Wilson Warehouse)
Buchanan

Former listings edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Botetourt County Courthouse July 2, 1971
(#71001063)
May 30, 1975 Corner of Main and Roanoke Sts.
Fincastle Added to National Register after it was destroyed by fire in December 1970[9]
2 Greenfield
 
Greenfield
June 28, 2011
(#10000792)
January 6, 2022 Botetourt Center at Greenfield, U.S. Route 220
37°26′09″N 79°55′04″W / 37.435833°N 79.917778°W / 37.435833; -79.917778 (Greenfield)
Fincastle
3 Springwood Truss Bridge April 15, 1978
(#78003009)
March 19, 2001 VA 630 over James River
Springwood Destroyed by flood in 1985

See also edit

References edit

  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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  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. ^ Gallivan, Martin D. James River Chiefdoms: The Rise of Social Inequality in the Chesapeake. Lincoln: U of Nebraska P, 2003, 247.
  7. ^ Hornum, Michael B. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gala Site. National Park Service, 2009-06-23, 16.
  8. ^ MacCord, H.A. "The Lipes Site". Quarterly Bulletin of the Archeological Society of Virginia 26.2 (1971): 53-107: 53.
  9. ^ Beitler, Stu "Fincastle, VA Courthouse Burns, Dec 1970" GenDisasters, Nov 2008 (https://web.archive.org/web/20141023043317/http://www3.gendisasters.com/virginia/10009/fincastle-va-courthouse-burns-dec-1970)