National Register of Historic Places listings in Spotsylvania County, Virginia facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Spotsylvania 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.
There are 17 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
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1 | Andrews Tavern |
(#76002121) |
2.6 miles (4.2 km) northeast of Glenora on VA 601 38°07′19″N 77°46′09″W / 38.121944°N 77.769167°W |
Glenora | Federal provincial home constructed for Samuel Andrews in 1815. Around 1848, a frame wing was added to the brick structure for a tavern. | |
2 | Fairview |
(#93001460) |
2020 Whitelake Dr. 38°14′25″N 77°30′51″W / 38.240278°N 77.514167°W |
Fredericksburg | Federal-style home built in 1837 by Samuel Alsop, Jr., architect and builder who designed a number of buildings in Spotsylvania | |
3 | Kenmore |
(#93000569) |
8300 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania, Virginia 38°11′07″N 77°35′48″W / 38.185278°N 77.596667°W |
Spotsylvania Courthouse | Also known as Kenmore Woods - not to be confused with Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia) | |
4 | La Vista |
(#97001508) |
4420 Guinea Station Rd. 38°10′07″N 77°29′27″W / 38.168611°N 77.490833°W |
Guinea | Federal / Greek revival house built in 1838. | |
5 | La Vue |
(#93001459) |
US 17 Bypass, south side at the junction with the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad tracks 38°13′09″N 77°26′35″W / 38.219167°N 77.443056°W |
Fredericksburg | Formerly known as Prospect Vue. The home was built in 1848 for John Alsop. | |
6 | Lansdowne |
(#12001270) |
4919 Lansdowne Rd. 38°15′17″N 77°28′22″W / 38.254861°N 77.472778°W |
Fredericksburg | ||
7 | Massaponax Baptist Church |
(#90002137) |
Junction of U.S. Route 1 and Massaponax Church Rd. 38°11′37″N 77°30′36″W / 38.193611°N 77.510000°W |
Massaponax | Built in 1859 and site of council of war with Grant, Meade, and other Union generals | |
8 | Oakley |
(#02000533) |
10000 Corbin Ln. 38°14′08″N 77°42′25″W / 38.235556°N 77.706944°W |
Spotsylvania | Built in 1828 by Samuel Alsop, Jr. | |
9 | Prospect Hill |
(#82004597) |
1507 Monrovia Rd. 38°07′28″N 77°52′43″W / 38.124583°N 77.878611°W |
Mineral | Built in 1811/1812 for local politician Waller Holladay. Plantation was the site of the 1st Post Office in Spotsylvania County (1809) | |
10 | Rapidan Dam Canal of the Rappahannock Navigation |
(#73002063) |
Extending from the mouth of the Rapidan River down the Rappahannock River for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 38°21′07″N 77°36′17″W / 38.351944°N 77.604722°W |
Spotsylvania | Best preserved section of the Rappahannock Navigation, a 19th-century effort to open 50 miles of the Rappahannock River to navigation | |
11 | St. Julien |
(#75002038) |
South of Fredericksburg between VA 609 and VA 2 38°13′08″N 77°24′50″W / 38.218750°N 77.413750°W |
Fredericksburg | Home of prominent Virginia republican Francis Taliaferro Brooke | |
12 | Spotsylvania Court House Historic District |
(#83003317) |
VA 208 38°12′00″N 77°35′16″W / 38.200000°N 77.587778°W |
Spotsylvania | ||
13 | Stirling |
(#89000366) |
Guinea Station Rd. at Interstate 95 38°10′54″N 77°30′10″W / 38.181528°N 77.502778°W |
Massaponax | ||
14 | Tubal Furnace Archeological Site |
(#82001825) |
Address Restricted 38°19′52″N 77°36′41″W / 38.331111°N 77.611389°W |
Chancellor | Oldest iron furnace in Virginia, one of the oldest in the United States | |
15 | Walnut Grove |
(#04000889) |
Belmont Rd., west of Spotsylvania 38°09′50″N 77°51′54″W / 38.163750°N 77.865000°W |
Spotsylvania | Built in 1840 by William A. Jennings for Jonathan Johnson |
Former listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
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1 | Bloomsbury Farm |
(#00000479) |
|
9736 Courthouse Rd. 38°14′02″N 77°33′58″W / 38.233889°N 77.566111°W |
Spotsylvania Courthouse | Also known as Harris Farm; site of the Harris Farm Engagement during the American Civil War. Demolished in 2014. |
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