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Hanover Wayside

Coordinates: 37°49′09″N 77°41′04″W / 37.81917°N 77.68444°W / 37.81917; -77.68444
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Hanover Wayside
Picnic area at the wayside
Hanover Wayside is located in Virginia
Hanover Wayside
Hanover Wayside is located in the United States
Hanover Wayside
Location8225 Hanover Wayside Rd., near Hanover Courthouse, Virginia
Coordinates37°49′09″N 77°41′04″W / 37.81917°N 77.68444°W / 37.81917; -77.68444
Area39.3 acres (15.9 ha)
Built1937 (1937)–1938
Architectural styleNPS Rustic
NRHP reference No.02001365[1]
VLR No.042-0286
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2002
Designated VLRSeptember 11, 2002[2]

Hanover Wayside is a historic wayside and national historic district located near Hanover Courthouse, Hanover County, Virginia. The district includes five contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure. It was built about 1937–1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as a Recreation Demonstration Areas project. The buildings are in the rustic style and include the picnic shelter, wayside caretaker's house and public restroom, and garage.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Ashley M. Neville (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hanover Wayside" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo