| Folly Castle Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | February 26, 1979; June 19, 1992, June 16, 1999[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 123-0096 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Location: | Perry and W. Washington Sts.; 235-618 Washington, 235-580 Hinton, 15-37 Guarantee, 18-115 Lafayette and 18-42 Perry Sts.; Roughly along South St. from Commerce St. to Farmer St., Petersburg, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 37.2267°N -77.41°W |
| Architecture: | Late Victorian, Georgian, Federal |
| Added: | July 16, 1980, April 14, 1992 (Boundary Increase), January 10, 2000 (Boundary Increase) |
| Refnum: | 80004313, 92000343 (Boundary Increase), 99001605 (Boundary Increase) |
Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 189 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg. It includes a varied collection of late 18th-and 19th-century houses and includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Georgian, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Federal style architecture. Notable buildings include Folly Castle / Peter Jones V residence (1763, 1865-1885), McIlwaine-Friend residence (1856-1858), Rambout-Donnan residence (c. 1780-1790), former Petersburg High School (1917-1918), Donnan House (c. 1810), First Baptist Church (1928), Couch House (1850s), and St. John's Episcopal Church (1897). Located in the district and separately listed are the Second Presbyterian Church and Strawberry Hill.[2] [3] [4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with boundary increases in 1992 and 2000.