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Added to NRHP. February 17, 1983. Designated VLR. May 18, 1982 [2] The J. W. Wood Building is a historic commercial building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. The 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m 2) commercial building in a modified Greek Revival -style. It was built between 1851 and 1853 as a warehouse. [3] It is the largest and best preserved of the ...
51-680. GNIS feature ID. 1479007 [ 2] Website. lynchburgva .gov. Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner John Lynch, the city's population was 79,009 at the 2020 census, making Lynchburg the 11th most populous city in Virginia. [ 3]
August 21, 1990 [2] The Bragassa Toy Store is a historic commercial building located in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. In 1871, Francisco Bragassa purchased the property and in 1875 to 1876, he built the confectionery and toy store in Italianate style. The Bragassa store was at the center of a new, expanding commercial section of town ...
e. Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
Location of Lynchburg in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynchburg, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.
July 8, 1982. Designated VLR. June 16, 1981 [ 2] The tallest object on the downtown skyline of Lynchburg, Virginia, Court Street Baptist Church stands as a testament to the black Baptist population of Lynchburg. Organized in 1843, the congregation—originally known as the African Baptist Church of Lynchburg—was the first of its kind in the city.
The Court House Hill–Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The area is situated on a promontory overlooking the Lower Basin Historic District on the south bank of the James River. The approximately 50-acre (200,000 m 2) district is composed of relatively intact city blocks of religious ...
The Federal Hill Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The district includes some one dozen residential blocks in the heart of Lynchburg spread over 33 acres (130,000 m 2 ). The district's architecture consists primarily of free-standing brick or frame houses in a variety of styles but of harmonious ...