National Register of Historic Places listings in Bedford County, Virginia


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

Location of Bedford County in Virginia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Bedford 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 35 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 28, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3]Name on the Register[4]ImageDate listed[5]Location City or townDescription
1Avenel
Avenel
January 30, 1992
(#92000003)
413 Avenel Ave.
37°20′17″N 79°31′28″W / 37.337917°N 79.524444°W / 37.337917; -79.524444 (Avenel)
Bedford
2John D. Ballard House
John D. Ballard House
December 12, 1997
(#97001505)
525 Longwood Ave.
37°20′22″N 79°31′12″W / 37.339444°N 79.520000°W / 37.339444; -79.520000 (John D. Ballard House)
Bedford
3Bedford Historic District
Bedford Historic District
October 4, 1984
(#84000031)
Roughly bounded by Longwood, Bedford, and Mountain Aves. and Peaks, Oak, Grove, and Washington Sts.
37°20′04″N 79°31′25″W / 37.334444°N 79.523611°W / 37.334444; -79.523611 (Bedford Historic District)
Bedford
4Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
January 31, 1978
(#78003182)
153 W. Main St.
37°20′05″N 79°31′32″W / 37.334861°N 79.525556°W / 37.334861; -79.525556 (Bedford Historic Meetinghouse)
Bedford
5Bedford Training SchoolAugust 17, 2021
(#100006838)
310 South Bridge St.
37°19′54″N 79°31′29″W / 37.3316°N 79.5247°W / 37.3316; -79.5247 (Bedford Training School)
Bedford
6Bellevue
Bellevue
December 19, 1990
(#89001917)
Bellevue Rd., 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Goode
37°21′52″N 79°22′02″W / 37.364444°N 79.367222°W / 37.364444; -79.367222 (Bellevue)
Goode
7Bellevue Rural Historic District
Bellevue Rural Historic District
November 30, 2005
(#05001345)
Bellevue Rd.
37°22′21″N 79°22′52″W / 37.372500°N 79.381111°W / 37.372500; -79.381111 (Bellevue Rural Historic District)
Forest
8Big Otter Mill
Big Otter Mill
October 30, 1998
(#98001314)
State Route 122
37°23′27″N 79°30′13″W / 37.390833°N 79.503750°W / 37.390833; -79.503750 (Big Otter Mill)
Bedford
9Brook Hill Farm
Brook Hill Farm
June 6, 1997
(#97000489)
0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of the junction of U.S. Route 221 and Bellevue Rd.
37°22′05″N 79°22′29″W / 37.368056°N 79.374722°W / 37.368056; -79.374722 (Brook Hill Farm)
Forest
10Burks-Guy-Hagen House
Burks-Guy-Hagen House
December 19, 1985
(#85003201)
520 Peaks St.
37°20′22″N 79°31′23″W / 37.339444°N 79.523056°W / 37.339444; -79.523056 (Burks-Guy-Hagen House)
Bedford
11Cifax Rural Historic District
Cifax Rural Historic District
February 20, 1992
(#92000052)
Junction of Otterville and Old Cifax Rds., and the surrounding valley area
37°24′39″N 79°24′28″W / 37.410833°N 79.407778°W / 37.410833; -79.407778 (Cifax Rural Historic District)
Cifax
12Bowling Eldridge House
Bowling Eldridge House
August 12, 1993
(#93000824)
1651 Fox Hill Rd.
37°28′22″N 79°12′07″W / 37.472778°N 79.201944°W / 37.472778; -79.201944 (Bowling Eldridge House)
Lynchburg
13Elk Hill
Elk Hill
April 2, 1973
(#73001996)
Northwest of Forest on Perrowville Rd.
37°24′33″N 79°20′36″W / 37.409028°N 79.343472°W / 37.409028; -79.343472 (Elk Hill)
Forest
14Elks National Home
Elks National Home
May 29, 2008
(#08000479)
931 Ashland Ave.
37°20′36″N 79°32′06″W / 37.343333°N 79.535000°W / 37.343333; -79.535000 (Elks National Home)
Bedford
15Fancy Farm
Fancy Farm
January 7, 1972
(#72001384)
On State Route 43, north of its junction with Kelso Mill Rd.
37°23′54″N 79°33′23″W / 37.398333°N 79.556389°W / 37.398333; -79.556389 (Fancy Farm)
Bedford
16Susie G. Gibson High SchoolAugust 17, 2021
(#100006839)
600 Edmund St.
37°19′35″N 79°31′32″W / 37.3263°N 79.5256°W / 37.3263; -79.5256 (Susie G. Gibson High School)
Bedford
17Hope Dawn
Hope Dawn
October 9, 1974
(#74002106)
Northwest of Lynchburg off Abert Rd.
37°29′55″N 79°13′59″W / 37.498611°N 79.233194°W / 37.498611; -79.233194 (Hope Dawn)
Lynchburg
18Liberty Hall
Liberty Hall
August 12, 2009
(#09000613)
12000 E. U.S. Route 460
37°18′23″N 79°18′48″W / 37.306389°N 79.313333°W / 37.306389; -79.313333 (Liberty Hall)
Forest
19Locust Level
Locust Level
December 21, 1990
(#90001841)
U.S. Route 460, west of its junction with Goose Creek Valley Rd.
37°23′11″N 79°44′14″W / 37.386389°N 79.737222°W / 37.386389; -79.737222 (Locust Level)
Montvale
20Mount Airy
Mount Airy
December 19, 1990
(#90001823)
Junction of Chellis Ford and Mt. Airy Rds.
37°06′19″N 79°25′03″W / 37.105278°N 79.417500°W / 37.105278; -79.417500 (Mount Airy)
Leesville
21New London Academy
New London Academy
April 13, 1972
(#72001385)
Near the junction of U.S. Route 460 and New London Rd.
37°18′24″N 79°18′19″W / 37.306528°N 79.305278°W / 37.306528; -79.305278 (New London Academy)
Forest
22New Prospect Church
New Prospect Church
March 31, 2000
(#00000312)
4445 Sheep Creek Rd.
37°25′39″N 79°38′09″W / 37.427500°N 79.635833°W / 37.427500; -79.635833 (New Prospect Church)
Bedford
23Old Rectory
Old Rectory
July 24, 1973
(#73001998)
South of Perrowville on Perrowville Rd.
37°24′10″N 79°20′18″W / 37.402778°N 79.338333°W / 37.402778; -79.338333 (Old Rectory)
Perrowville
24Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
May 4, 2007
(#07000392)
5982 Joppa Mill Rd.
37°14′55″N 79°37′33″W / 37.248611°N 79.625833°W / 37.248611; -79.625833 (Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church)
Moneta
25Otterburn
Otterburn
February 16, 2001
(#01000146)
Big Island Rd.
37°22′04″N 79°29′48″W / 37.367639°N 79.496528°W / 37.367639; -79.496528 (Otterburn)
Bedford
26Pleasant View
Pleasant View
November 15, 2006
(#06001043)
5050 Bellevue Rd.
37°20′48″N 79°21′42″W / 37.346667°N 79.361667°W / 37.346667; -79.361667 (Pleasant View)
Forest
27Poplar Forest
Poplar Forest
November 12, 1969
(#69000223)
1542 Bateman Bridge Rd.
37°20′53″N 79°15′52″W / 37.348056°N 79.264444°W / 37.348056; -79.264444 (Poplar Forest)
Lynchburg
28Quarles-Walker HouseMarch 23, 2022
(#100007569)
1318 Songbird Ave.
37°18′03″N 79°30′09″W / 37.3009°N 79.5025°W / 37.3009; -79.5025 (Quarles-Walker House)
Bedford vicinity
29Rothsay
Rothsay
October 30, 1992
(#92001387)
Northern side of U.S. Route 221, 2,000 feet (610 m) east of its junction with Thomas Jefferson Rd.
37°22′01″N 79°17′01″W / 37.367083°N 79.283611°W / 37.367083; -79.283611 (Rothsay)
Forest
30Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church
November 7, 1985
(#85002766)
Perrowville Rd.
37°22′41″N 79°18′29″W / 37.378194°N 79.308056°W / 37.378194; -79.308056 (Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church)
Forest
31SammynickFebruary 29, 2024
(#100010002)
1108 Ashland Avenue
37°21′03″N 79°32′11″W / 37.3508°N 79.5365°W / 37.3508; -79.5365 (Sammynick)
Bedford
32Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
August 11, 2004
(#04000844)
Penicks Mill Rd.
37°22′43″N 79°37′37″W / 37.378611°N 79.626944°W / 37.378611; -79.626944 (Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel)
Thaxton
33Three Otters
Three Otters
September 15, 1970
(#70000785)
West of the junction of State Route 43 and Three Otters Rd.
37°21′27″N 79°32′43″W / 37.357500°N 79.545278°W / 37.357500; -79.545278 (Three Otters)
Bedford
34Twin Oaks Farm
Twin Oaks Farm
July 5, 2001
(#01000704)
Sheep Creek Rd.
37°25′37″N 79°37′57″W / 37.426944°N 79.632500°W / 37.426944; -79.632500 (Twin Oaks Farm)
Peaks of Otter
35Woodbourne
Woodbourne
July 2, 1973
(#73001997)
Northeast of Forest off Gumtree Rd.
37°22′11″N 79°16′44″W / 37.369722°N 79.278889°W / 37.369722; -79.278889 (Woodbourne)
Forest

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