Federal Hill Historic District (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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). The district's architecture consists primarily of free-standing brick or frame houses in a variety of styles but of harmonious scale. Included are three important French Second Empire houses standing near one another on Harrison Street. There is also a notable assemblage of free-standing dwellings in architectural styles ranging in date from the early 19th century through the Edwardian styles of the early 20th century. There is an important collection of early Federal-style townhouses.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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Federal Hill Historic District house, Lynchburg VA, December 2008 -
Federal Hill Historic District, Eighth St. Baptist Church, Lynchburg VA, December 2008 -
Federal Hill Historic District houses, Lynchburg VA, December 2008
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Federal Hill Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
