City Point Historic District Explained

City Point Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 19, 1978[1]
Designated Other1 Number:116-0006
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Off VA 10/156, Hopewell, Virginia
Coordinates:37.3147°N -77.2756°W
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal
Added:October 15, 1979
Refnum:79000248

City Point Historic District is a national historic district located at Hopewell, Virginia. The district encompasses 85 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites at the tip of a peninsula at the confluence of the Appomattox River and James River. The district primarily includes one- and two-story, wood-frame single-family dwellings dated to the 19th century. Notable buildings include St. John's Episcopal Church (1840), Civil War Catholic Chapel (1865), the Cocke House (c. 1840, 1916), Miami Lodge (1912), Cook House (c. 1858), St. John's Rectory (c. 1848), and Christopher Proctor House (c. 1800). Located in the district and separately listed is Appomattox Manor.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 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: City Point Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. August 1978. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map