Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District
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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 acres (202,343 m²) district is composed of relatively intact city blocks of religious, commercial, residential, and governmental buildings and structures ranging in date from the early 19" century to the mid-20" century. Buildings in the district represent a variety of styles from the different periods, including the Federal
, Greek Revival
, Gothic Revival
, Italianate
, Queen Anne, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Eclectic, Craftsman, and Art Deco
styles.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2001 and expanded in 2002 to also include the area between Madison and Harrison Streets and 5th and 7th Streets.
Some of the more notable contributing resources to this historic district include:
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located in Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...
. The area is situated on a promontory overlooking the Lower Basin Historic District
Lower Basin Historic District
The Lower Basin Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The district defines a commercial and industrial warehouse area located between the downtown commercial area to the south and the James River waterfront to the north...
on the south bank of the James River
James River (Virginia)
The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is long, extending to if one includes the Jackson River, the longer of its two source tributaries. The James River drains a catchment comprising . The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million...
. The approximately 50 acres (202,343 m²) district is composed of relatively intact city blocks of religious, commercial, residential, and governmental buildings and structures ranging in date from the early 19" century to the mid-20" century. Buildings in the district represent a variety of styles from the different periods, including the Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
, Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
, Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
, Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
, Queen Anne, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Eclectic, Craftsman, and Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
styles.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2001 and expanded in 2002 to also include the area between Madison and Harrison Streets and 5th and 7th Streets.
Some of the more notable contributing resources to this historic district include:
- Allied Arts BuildingAllied Arts BuildingThe Allied Arts Building is a historic building located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was constructed 1929-31, and designed by Stanhope S. Johnson and Addison Staples...
(also listed separately on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
) - Carter Glass HouseCarter Glass HouseCarter Glass House was a home of Virginia congressman and senator Carter Glass who was influential in establishing the fiscal policy of the United States.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.-External links:*...
(also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places) - First Baptist ChurchFirst Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)The First Baptist Church, a historic Baptist church located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It is built of hard-pressed red brick on a rough granite foundation. The main facade of the church, facing Eleventh Street, and the two sides are centered...
(also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places) - Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Lynchburg CourthouseLynchburg CourthouseThe Lynchburg Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. Built in 1855, it occupies a prominent position overlooking the steeply descending steps of Monument Terrace . The building is executed in stucco-over-brick on a granite ashlar basement and is an example of...
(also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places) - Lynchburg Furniture Company
- Monument Terrace
- St. Paul's ChurchSt. Paul's Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)St. Paul's Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It is constructed of gray granite, quarried in southwest Virginia, and is trimmed with brownstone. The building is of Richardsonian Romanesque design. The church houses Lynchburg's oldest Episcopal parish, which was...
(also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places) - John Marshall Warwick HouseJohn Marshall Warwick HouseJohn Marshall Warwick House is a historic home located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1826 by prominent Lynchburg tobacconist and city mayor , John Marshall Warwick. It was one of the first houses to be built on the crest of Lynchburg Hill, later to be called Court House Hill, overlooking...
(also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places) - Dicks-Elliott HouseDicks-Elliott HouseDicks-Elliott House is a historic home located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1813 by Agatha Terrell Dicks, widow of Windsor chair-maker William Dicks. Agatha was the daughter of noted Lynchburg-area Quakers Micajah Terrell and Sarah Lynch...