Bedford Historic District (Bedford, Virginia) Explained

Bedford Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:August 21, 1984[1]
Designated Other1 Number:141-0073
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.3375°N -79.5225°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
Added:October 4, 1984
Refnum:84000031

Bedford Historic District is a national historic district located at Bedford, Virginia. The district encompasses 208 contributing buildings in two residential neighborhoods of Bedford, known locally as the Old Avenel area and the Longwood Avenue area.

The buildings are in a variety of 19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles. Notable buildings include Chestnut, Winthrop, the Thomas L. Leftwich House, Liberty Presbyterian Church (1844), John Wharton House (1848), Burks-Guy House (1884), Charles W. Wharton House (now the Bedford Children's Library), the Harrison Building (1878), George L. Colgate House (1892), Bedford Masonic Hall (1895), Citizens Bank Building (Bedford, Virginia), Bedford High School (1928), Bedford County Courthouse (1930), Bedford Elementary School (1912), Main Street Methodist Church (1880s), and St. John's Episcopal Church (1923). Avenel (1836) and the John D. Ballard House (1915) are separately listed.[2]

The District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bedford Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . August 1984 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130813151853/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Bedford/141-0073_Bedford_HD_1984_Final_Nomination.pdf . 2013-08-13 . and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map