Reedville Historic District Explained

Reedville Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 19, 1984[1]
Designated Other1 Number:066-0083
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 644 at VA 722, Reedville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.8419°N -76.2769°W
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne
Added:August 16, 1984
Refnum:84003556

Reedville Historic District is a national historic district located at Reedville, Northumberland County, Virginia. The district includes 64 contributing buildings in the village of Reedville. It is an assemblage of primarily residential buildings dating to the late-19th and early-20th century during the village's predominance in the menhaden fishing industry. Notable buildings include the Reedville Masonic Hall, Bethany Methodist Church (1899), five modified Queen Anne style houses known as "Millionaires Row," Reedville Market (the former Blundon and Hinton Department Store), Reed and Rice Store (1913), and the former People's Bank of Reedville (1910).[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Reedville Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. May 1984. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map