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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
1 Andrews Tavern
Andrews Tavern
July 30, 1976
(#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 / 38.121944; -77.769167 (Andrews Tavern)
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
Fairview
December 30, 1993
(#93001460)
2020 Whitelake Dr.
38°14′25″N 77°30′51″W / 38.240278°N 77.514167°W / 38.240278; -77.514167 (Fairview)
Fredericksburg Federal-style home built in 1837 by Samuel Alsop, Jr., architect and builder who designed a number of buildings in Spotsylvania
3 Kenmore
Kenmore
June 24, 1993
(#93000569)
8300 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania, Virginia
38°11′07″N 77°35′48″W / 38.185278°N 77.596667°W / 38.185278; -77.596667 (Kenmore)
Spotsylvania Courthouse Also known as Kenmore Woods - not to be confused with Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
4 La Vista
La Vista
December 1, 1997
(#97001508)
4420 Guinea Station Rd.
38°10′07″N 77°29′27″W / 38.168611°N 77.490833°W / 38.168611; -77.490833 (La Vista)
Guinea Federal / Greek revival house built in 1838.
5 La Vue
La Vue
January 11, 1994
(#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 / 38.219167; -77.443056 (La Vue)
Fredericksburg Formerly known as Prospect Vue. The home was built in 1848 for John Alsop.
6 Lansdowne
February 5, 2013
(#12001270)
4919 Lansdowne Rd.
38°15′17″N 77°28′22″W / 38.254861°N 77.472778°W / 38.254861; -77.472778 (Lansdowne)
Fredericksburg
7 Massaponax Baptist Church
Massaponax Baptist Church
January 24, 1991
(#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 / 38.193611; -77.510000 (Massaponax Baptist Church)
Massaponax Built in 1859 and site of council of war with Grant, Meade, and other Union generals
8 Oakley
Oakley
May 22, 2002
(#02000533)
10000 Corbin Ln.
38°14′08″N 77°42′25″W / 38.235556°N 77.706944°W / 38.235556; -77.706944 (Oakley)
Spotsylvania Built in 1828 by Samuel Alsop, Jr.
9 Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill
September 9, 1982
(#82004597)
1507 Monrovia Rd.
38°07′28″N 77°52′43″W / 38.124583°N 77.878611°W / 38.124583; -77.878611 (Prospect Hill)
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
July 26, 1973
(#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 / 38.351944; -77.604722 (Rapidan Dam Canal of the Rappahannock Navigation)
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
St. Julien
June 5, 1975
(#75002038)
South of Fredericksburg between VA 609 and VA 2
38°13′08″N 77°24′50″W / 38.218750°N 77.413750°W / 38.218750; -77.413750 (St. Julien)
Fredericksburg Home of prominent Virginia republican Francis Taliaferro Brooke
12 Spotsylvania Court House Historic District
Spotsylvania Court House Historic District
September 8, 1983
(#83003317)
VA 208
38°12′00″N 77°35′16″W / 38.200000°N 77.587778°W / 38.200000; -77.587778 (Spotsylvania Court House Historic District)
Spotsylvania
13 Stirling
May 5, 1989
(#89000366)
Guinea Station Rd. at Interstate 95
38°10′54″N 77°30′10″W / 38.181528°N 77.502778°W / 38.181528; -77.502778 (Stirling)
Massaponax
14 Tubal Furnace Archeological Site
October 19, 1982
(#82001825)
Address Restricted
38°19′52″N 77°36′41″W / 38.331111°N 77.611389°W / 38.331111; -77.611389 (Tubal Furnace Archeological Site)
Chancellor Oldest iron furnace in Virginia, one of the oldest in the United States
15 Walnut Grove
Walnut Grove
August 20, 2004
(#04000889)
Belmont Rd., west of Spotsylvania
38°09′50″N 77°51′54″W / 38.163750°N 77.865000°W / 38.163750; -77.865000 (Walnut Grove)
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
1 Bloomsbury Farm
Bloomsbury Farm
May 8, 2000
(#00000479)
February 7, 2017
9736 Courthouse Rd.
38°14′02″N 77°33′58″W / 38.233889°N 77.566111°W / 38.233889; -77.566111 (Bloomsbury Farm)
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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