National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockbridge County, Virginia


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

Location of Rockbridge County in Virginia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge 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 50 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks.


          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
1Anderson Hollow Archaeological District
Anderson Hollow Archaeological District
July 21, 1983
(#83003314)
Western side of Big Hill Rd.[6]
37°51′06″N 79°35′02″W / 37.8517°N 79.5839°W / 37.8517; -79.5839 (Anderson Hollow Archaeological District)
Lexington
2Boxerwood
Boxerwood
June 4, 2015
(#15000254)
963 Ross Rd.
37°46′36″N 79°27′54″W / 37.7767°N 79.4650°W / 37.7767; -79.4650 (Boxerwood)
Lexington
3Brown-Swisher Barn
Brown-Swisher Barn
August 11, 2020
(#100005436)
2939 Walkers Creek Rd.
37°58′29″N 79°22′48″W / 37.9748°N 79.3801°W / 37.9748; -79.3801 (Brown-Swisher Barn)
Middlebrook
4Brownsburg Historic District
Brownsburg Historic District
July 2, 1973
(#73002055)
Including the entire village extending 0.5 miles (0.80 km) along State Route 252
37°55′43″N 79°19′09″W / 37.9286°N 79.3192°W / 37.9286; -79.3192 (Brownsburg Historic District)
Brownsburg
5Buffalo Forge (081-0003)
Buffalo Forge (081-0003)
May 26, 2004
(#04000551)
2694 Forge Rd.
37°41′11″N 79°26′06″W / 37.6864°N 79.4350°W / 37.6864; -79.4350 (Buffalo Forge (081-0003))
Glasgow
6Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill
July 15, 1994
(#94000726)
Eastern side of Forge Rd., 2.25 miles (3.62 km) south of its junction with U.S. Route 60
37°43′05″N 79°23′57″W / 37.7181°N 79.3992°W / 37.7181; -79.3992 (Cedar Hill)
Buena Vista
7Cedar Hill Church and Cemeteries
Cedar Hill Church and Cemeteries
February 11, 2002
(#01001570)
Cedar Hill Church Rd. and Kygers Hill Rd.
37°44′31″N 79°31′34″W / 37.7419°N 79.5261°W / 37.7419; -79.5261 (Cedar Hill Church and Cemeteries)
Lexington
8Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
June 8, 2011
(#11000350)
68 Charming Ln.
37°43′15″N 79°24′45″W / 37.7207°N 79.4125°W / 37.7207; -79.4125 (Chapel Hill)
Lexington
9Church Hill
Church Hill
February 26, 1979
(#79003079)
6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Lexington off U.S. Route 11 at Interstate 64
37°50′31″N 79°21′32″W / 37.8419°N 79.3589°W / 37.8419; -79.3589 (Church Hill)
Lexington
10Clifton
Clifton
July 22, 1994
(#94000778)
Northern side of Old Buena Vista Rd., 2,000 feet (610 m) east of its junction with U.S. Route 11
37°47′29″N 79°25′07″W / 37.7914°N 79.4186°W / 37.7914; -79.4186 (Clifton)
Lexington
11Echols Farm
Echols Farm
October 30, 1998
(#98001312)
Junction of U.S. Route 501 and State Route 130
37°37′47″N 79°26′28″W / 37.6297°N 79.4411°W / 37.6297; -79.4411 (Echols Farm)
Glasgow
12Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Manse
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Manse
November 16, 2005
(#05001269)
650 Falling Spring Rd.
37°41′00″N 79°27′34″W / 37.6833°N 79.4594°W / 37.6833; -79.4594 (Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Manse)
Glasgow
13Fancy Hill
Fancy Hill
September 5, 1997
(#97000957)
Junction of U.S. Route 11 and Falling Spring Rd.
37°41′23″N 79°29′11″W / 37.6897°N 79.4864°W / 37.6897; -79.4864 (Fancy Hill)
Glasgow
14Glasgow Historic District
Glasgow Historic District
October 30, 1995
(#95001170)
Bounded by 7th, 10th, Gordon, and Powhatan Sts.; also the 900 blocks of Fizlee St. and Rockbridge Rd.
37°38′01″N 79°27′00″W / 37.6336°N 79.4500°W / 37.6336; -79.4500 (Glasgow Historic District)
GlasgowSecond set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of May 3, 2006
15Glen Maury
Glen Maury
May 24, 1979
(#79003078)
West of Buena Vista
37°43′49″N 79°21′46″W / 37.7303°N 79.3628°W / 37.7303; -79.3628 (Glen Maury)
Buena Vista
16Goshen Land Company Bridge
Goshen Land Company Bridge
May 15, 1978
(#78003041)
East of Goshen on Paxton Dr.
37°59′09″N 79°29′38″W / 37.9857°N 79.4939°W / 37.9857; -79.4939 (Goshen Land Company Bridge)
Goshen
17Haines Chapel and Cemetery
Haines Chapel and Cemetery
February 10, 2014
(#13001174)
2600 State Route 56
37°53′18″N 79°09′17″W / 37.8883°N 79.1547°W / 37.8883; -79.1547 (Haines Chapel and Cemetery)
VesuviusExtends into Nelson County
18Hamilton Schoolhouse
Hamilton Schoolhouse
November 21, 2002
(#02001372)
S. Buffalo Rd.
37°42′07″N 79°35′49″W / 37.7019°N 79.5969°W / 37.7019; -79.5969 (Hamilton Schoolhouse)
Lexington
19Hays Creek Mill
Hays Creek Mill
August 4, 1995
(#95000973)
Hays Creek Rd., 0.1 miles north of its junction with McElwee Rd.
37°56′08″N 79°20′37″W / 37.9356°N 79.3437°W / 37.9356; -79.3437 (Hays Creek Mill)
Brownsburg
20Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill
August 30, 2006
(#06000760)
197 Hickory Hill Ln.
37°39′55″N 79°28′43″W / 37.6653°N 79.4786°W / 37.6653; -79.4786 (Hickory Hill)
Glasgow
21Kennedy-Lunsford Farm
Kennedy-Lunsford Farm
June 7, 1996
(#96000592)
Approximately 0.5 miles south of Raphine Rd. near its junction with Gibbs Run Ln.; also 1194 Raphine Rd.
37°56′14″N 79°16′04″W / 37.9371°N 79.2679°W / 37.9371; -79.2679 (Kennedy-Lunsford Farm)
Raphine1194 Raphine represents a boundary increase of February 22, 1999
22Kennedy-Wade Mill
Kennedy-Wade Mill
July 13, 1979
(#79003296)
2.3 miles northeast of Brownsburg on Raphine Rd.; also Raphine Rd., 2000 feet northeast of its junction with Goose Creek Rd.
37°56′57″N 79°17′10″W / 37.949167°N 79.286111°W / 37.949167; -79.286111 (Kennedy-Wade Mill)
RaphineSecond set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of May 26, 1994, the Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District
23Level Loop
Level Loop
August 12, 1993
(#93000822)
Hays Creek Rd., 1 mile west of Brownsburg and 0.5 mile east of McClung's Mill
37°55′57″N 79°20′12″W / 37.932500°N 79.336667°W / 37.932500; -79.336667 (Level Loop)
Brownsburg
24Liberty Hall Site
Liberty Hall Site
August 16, 1977
(#77001493)
West of the Washington and Lee University campus[7]
37°47′34″N 79°27′02″W / 37.792778°N 79.450556°W / 37.792778; -79.450556 (Liberty Hall Site)
LexingtonSite of predecessor of Washington and Lee University
25Locust Hill
Locust Hill
May 12, 1986
(#86001066)
Forge Rd.
37°43′55″N 79°24′03″W / 37.731944°N 79.400833°W / 37.731944; -79.400833 (Locust Hill)
Mechanicsville
26William Mackey House
William Mackey House
October 29, 1993
(#93001126)
Timber Ridge Rd., 0.5 miles southeast of its junction with U.S. Route 11
37°50′26″N 79°20′25″W / 37.840556°N 79.340278°W / 37.840556; -79.340278 (William Mackey House)
Cornwall
27Maple Hall
Maple Hall
January 29, 1987
(#87000006)
Junction of Interstates 64 and 81 with U.S. Route 11
37°50′33″N 79°21′51″W / 37.842500°N 79.364167°W / 37.842500; -79.364167 (Maple Hall)
Lexington
28Marlbrook
Marlbrook
September 14, 2002
(#02001000)
4973 Forge Rd.
37°38′48″N 79°29′56″W / 37.646667°N 79.498889°W / 37.646667; -79.498889 (Marlbrook)
Glasgow
29Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop
Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop
October 15, 1966
(#66000846)
South of Staunton on U.S. Route 11 and Raphine Rd. at Walnut Grove
37°55′54″N 79°12′52″W / 37.931667°N 79.214444°W / 37.931667; -79.214444 (Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop)
Steeles Tavern
30John Moore House
John Moore House
June 25, 1999
(#99000728)
183 Big Hill Rd.
37°51′42″N 79°33′05″W / 37.861528°N 79.551389°W / 37.861528; -79.551389 (John Moore House)
Lexington
31Mountain View Farm
Mountain View Farm
January 27, 2000
(#99001723)
199 Fredericksburg Rd.
37°51′50″N 79°29′02″W / 37.863889°N 79.483889°W / 37.863889; -79.483889 (Mountain View Farm)
Lexington
32Mulberry Grove
Mulberry Grove
July 28, 1994
(#94000761)
Southern side of Hays Creek Rd., 5000 feet southeast of its junction with State Route 252
37°55′24″N 79°18′22″W / 37.923333°N 79.306111°W / 37.923333; -79.306111 (Mulberry Grove)
Brownsburg
33Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge
November 18, 1997
(#97001401)
Junction of U.S. Route 11 and State Route 130
37°37′41″N 79°32′41″W / 37.628056°N 79.544722°W / 37.628056; -79.544722 (Natural Bridge)
Natural Bridge
34Natural Bridge Historic District
Natural Bridge Historic District
February 2, 2016
(#15001047)
U.S. Route 11 and State Route 130
37°37′48″N 79°32′40″W / 37.630000°N 79.544444°W / 37.630000; -79.544444 (Natural Bridge Historic District)
Natural Bridge
35New Providence Presbyterian Church
New Providence Presbyterian Church
March 26, 1980
(#80004223)
Northeast of Brownsburg
37°57′07″N 79°18′08″W / 37.951806°N 79.302222°W / 37.951806; -79.302222 (New Providence Presbyterian Church)
Brownsburg
36Oak Spring Farm
Oak Spring Farm
October 19, 1994
(#94000780)
Borden Grant Trail at its junction with U.S. Route 11
37°54′22″N 79°14′01″W / 37.906111°N 79.233611°W / 37.906111; -79.233611 (Oak Spring Farm)
Steeles Tavern
37Margaret E. Poague House
Margaret E. Poague House
March 29, 2007
(#07000236)
4907 S. U.S. Route 11
37°39′41″N 79°30′36″W / 37.661389°N 79.510000°W / 37.661389; -79.510000 (Margaret E. Poague House)
Lexington
38Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District
Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District
January 19, 1989
(#88003204)
Off Rockbridge Alum Springs Rd.[8]
37°54′27″N 79°36′40″W / 37.907500°N 79.611111°W / 37.907500; -79.611111 (Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District)
California
39Rockbridge Inn
Rockbridge Inn
April 7, 1995
(#95000398)
Northern side of Herring Hall Rd. at its junction with Rices Hill Rd.
37°39′19″N 79°32′15″W / 37.655278°N 79.537500°W / 37.655278; -79.537500 (Rockbridge Inn)
Natural Bridge
40Scott-Hutton Farm
Scott-Hutton Farm
August 28, 2017
(#100001516)
1892 Turnpike Rd.
37°47′09″N 79°33′07″W / 37.785833°N 79.551944°W / 37.785833; -79.551944 (Scott-Hutton Farm)
Lexington
41Springdale
Springdale
February 14, 2006
(#05001273)
70 Gilmore Ln.
37°44′23″N 79°25′11″W / 37.739861°N 79.419722°W / 37.739861; -79.419722 (Springdale)
Lexington
42Stone House
Stone House
May 24, 1979
(#79003080)
West of Lexington on Ross Rd.
37°46′31″N 79°27′35″W / 37.775278°N 79.459722°W / 37.775278; -79.459722 (Stone House)
Lexington
43Sunnyside
Sunnyside
September 14, 2002
(#02001003)
160 Kendal Dr.
37°46′48″N 79°27′38″W / 37.780000°N 79.460556°W / 37.780000; -79.460556 (Sunnyside)
Lexington
44Tankersley Tavern
Tankersley Tavern
November 3, 1988
(#88002179)
Furrs Mill Rd.
37°47′38″N 79°25′42″W / 37.793750°N 79.428333°W / 37.793750; -79.428333 (Tankersley Tavern)
Lexington
45Taylor-Kinnear FarmAugust 23, 2021
(#100006850)
1364 Forest Grove Rd.
37°49′01″N 79°21′42″W / 37.8170°N 79.3616°W / 37.8170; -79.3616 (Taylor-Kinnear Farm)
Lexington vicinity
46Thorn Hill
Thorn Hill
June 18, 1975
(#75002035)
Southwest of Lexington off State Route 251
37°45′49″N 79°27′54″W / 37.763611°N 79.465000°W / 37.763611; -79.465000 (Thorn Hill)
Lexington
47Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church
Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church
November 12, 1969
(#69000278)
Southwest of the junction of U.S. Route 11 and Timber Ridge Rd.
37°50′34″N 79°21′30″W / 37.842778°N 79.358333°W / 37.842778; -79.358333 (Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church)
Lexington
48Vine Forest
Vine Forest
August 23, 1991
(#91001084)
U.S. Route 11, 2 miles west of Natural Bridge
37°37′31″N 79°34′43″W / 37.625278°N 79.578611°W / 37.625278; -79.578611 (Vine Forest)
Natural Bridge
49Virginia Manor
Virginia Manor
September 10, 1987
(#87001549)
State Route 130
37°37′06″N 79°29′19″W / 37.618333°N 79.488611°W / 37.618333; -79.488611 (Virginia Manor)
Natural Bridge
50Willson House
Willson House
December 3, 2009
(#09001049)
367 Wee Darnock Way
37°47′57″N 79°30′27″W / 37.799167°N 79.507500°W / 37.799167; -79.507500 (Willson House)
Lexington

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