Schuyler Historic District Explained

Schuyler Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 8, 2006[1]
Designated Other1 Number:062-5002
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.7925°N -78.6983°W
Architect:Andrew Bruce
Added:March 21, 2007
Refnum:07000195

The Schuyler Historic District is a national historic district located in Schuyler, Virginia. It comprises 563.9acres and includes 138 primary resources dating from its settlement period of the 1840s through the mid-20th century. A primary component are eight soapstone quarries located in Schuyler, with eight additional located just over the Albemarle County line. It represents a cohesive industrial community with the majority of its dwellings representative of vernacular regional building traditions. There is an "Executive Row" of dwellings overlooked the centrally located soapstone company from atop a bluff, with other quarry focused neighborhoods fanned out along adjacent hilltops.[2]

One of the older churches in the area is Schuyler Baptist Church organized in 1905. The cornerstone for the present building was laid on August 17, 1907 at 2:00 PM by Rockfish Lodge Number 108 A. F. and A. M.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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 Form. 2008-11-21. Schuyler Historic District . Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photographs and Schuyler Historic District Map