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National Register of Historic Places listings in Bedford County, Virginia

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Location of Bedford County in Virginia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bedford County, Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 35 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Avenel
Avenel
Avenel
January 30, 1992
(#92000003)
413 Avenel Ave.
37°20′17″N 79°31′28″W / 37.337917°N 79.524444°W / 37.337917; -79.524444 (Avenel)
Bedford
2 John D. Ballard House
John D. Ballard House
John D. Ballard House
December 12, 1997
(#97001505)
525 Longwood Ave.
37°20′22″N 79°31′12″W / 37.339444°N 79.520000°W / 37.339444; -79.520000 (John D. Ballard House)
Bedford
3 Bedford Historic District
Bedford Historic District
Bedford Historic District
October 4, 1984
(#84000031)
Roughly bounded by Longwood, Bedford, and Mountain Aves. and Peaks, Oak, Grove, and Washington Sts.
37°20′04″N 79°31′25″W / 37.334444°N 79.523611°W / 37.334444; -79.523611 (Bedford Historic District)
Bedford
4 Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
January 31, 1978
(#78003182)
153 W. Main St.
37°20′05″N 79°31′32″W / 37.334861°N 79.525556°W / 37.334861; -79.525556 (Bedford Historic Meetinghouse)
Bedford
5 Bedford Training School August 17, 2021
(#100006838)
310 South Bridge St.
37°19′54″N 79°31′29″W / 37.3316°N 79.5247°W / 37.3316; -79.5247 (Bedford Training School)
Bedford
6 Bellevue
Bellevue
Bellevue
December 19, 1990
(#89001917)
Bellevue Rd., 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Goode
37°21′52″N 79°22′02″W / 37.364444°N 79.367222°W / 37.364444; -79.367222 (Bellevue)
Goode
7 Bellevue Rural Historic District
Bellevue Rural Historic District
Bellevue Rural Historic District
November 30, 2005
(#05001345)
Bellevue Rd.
37°22′21″N 79°22′52″W / 37.372500°N 79.381111°W / 37.372500; -79.381111 (Bellevue Rural Historic District)
Forest
8 Big Otter Mill
Big Otter Mill
Big Otter Mill
October 30, 1998
(#98001314)
State Route 122
37°23′27″N 79°30′13″W / 37.390833°N 79.503750°W / 37.390833; -79.503750 (Big Otter Mill)
Bedford
9 Brook Hill Farm
Brook Hill Farm
Brook Hill Farm
June 6, 1997
(#97000489)
0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of the junction of U.S. Route 221 and Bellevue Rd.
37°22′05″N 79°22′29″W / 37.368056°N 79.374722°W / 37.368056; -79.374722 (Brook Hill Farm)
Forest
10 Burks-Guy-Hagen House
Burks-Guy-Hagen House
Burks-Guy-Hagen House
December 19, 1985
(#85003201)
520 Peaks St.
37°20′22″N 79°31′23″W / 37.339444°N 79.523056°W / 37.339444; -79.523056 (Burks-Guy-Hagen House)
Bedford
11 Cifax Rural Historic District
Cifax Rural Historic District
Cifax Rural Historic District
February 20, 1992
(#92000052)
Junction of Otterville and Old Cifax Rds., and the surrounding valley area
37°24′39″N 79°24′28″W / 37.410833°N 79.407778°W / 37.410833; -79.407778 (Cifax Rural Historic District)
Cifax
12 Bowling Eldridge House
Bowling Eldridge House
Bowling Eldridge House
August 12, 1993
(#93000824)
1651 Fox Hill Rd.
37°28′22″N 79°12′07″W / 37.472778°N 79.201944°W / 37.472778; -79.201944 (Bowling Eldridge House)
Lynchburg
13 Elk Hill
Elk Hill
Elk Hill
April 2, 1973
(#73001996)
Northwest of Forest on Perrowville Rd.
37°24′33″N 79°20′36″W / 37.409028°N 79.343472°W / 37.409028; -79.343472 (Elk Hill)
Forest
14 Elks National Home
Elks National Home
Elks National Home
May 29, 2008
(#08000479)
931 Ashland Ave.
37°20′36″N 79°32′06″W / 37.343333°N 79.535000°W / 37.343333; -79.535000 (Elks National Home)
Bedford
15 Fancy Farm
Fancy Farm
Fancy Farm
January 7, 1972
(#72001384)
On State Route 43, north of its junction with Kelso Mill Rd.
37°23′54″N 79°33′23″W / 37.398333°N 79.556389°W / 37.398333; -79.556389 (Fancy Farm)
Bedford
16 Susie G. Gibson High School August 17, 2021
(#100006839)
600 Edmund St.
37°19′35″N 79°31′32″W / 37.3263°N 79.5256°W / 37.3263; -79.5256 (Susie G. Gibson High School)
Bedford
17 Hope Dawn
Hope Dawn
Hope Dawn
October 9, 1974
(#74002106)
Northwest of Lynchburg off Abert Rd.
37°29′55″N 79°13′59″W / 37.498611°N 79.233194°W / 37.498611; -79.233194 (Hope Dawn)
Lynchburg
18 Liberty Hall
Liberty Hall
Liberty Hall
August 12, 2009
(#09000613)
12000 E. U.S. Route 460
37°18′23″N 79°18′48″W / 37.306389°N 79.313333°W / 37.306389; -79.313333 (Liberty Hall)
Forest
19 Locust Level
Locust Level
Locust Level
December 21, 1990
(#90001841)
U.S. Route 460, west of its junction with Goose Creek Valley Rd.
37°23′11″N 79°44′14″W / 37.386389°N 79.737222°W / 37.386389; -79.737222 (Locust Level)
Montvale
20 Mount Airy
Mount Airy
Mount Airy
December 19, 1990
(#90001823)
Junction of Chellis Ford and Mt. Airy Rds.
37°06′19″N 79°25′03″W / 37.105278°N 79.417500°W / 37.105278; -79.417500 (Mount Airy)
Leesville
21 New London Academy
New London Academy
New London Academy
April 13, 1972
(#72001385)
Near the junction of U.S. Route 460 and New London Rd.
37°18′24″N 79°18′19″W / 37.306528°N 79.305278°W / 37.306528; -79.305278 (New London Academy)
Forest
22 New Prospect Church
New Prospect Church
New Prospect Church
March 31, 2000
(#00000312)
4445 Sheep Creek Rd.
37°25′39″N 79°38′09″W / 37.427500°N 79.635833°W / 37.427500; -79.635833 (New Prospect Church)
Bedford
23 Old Rectory
Old Rectory
Old Rectory
July 24, 1973
(#73001998)
South of Perrowville on Perrowville Rd.
37°24′10″N 79°20′18″W / 37.402778°N 79.338333°W / 37.402778; -79.338333 (Old Rectory)
Perrowville
24 Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
May 4, 2007
(#07000392)
5982 Joppa Mill Rd.
37°14′55″N 79°37′33″W / 37.248611°N 79.625833°W / 37.248611; -79.625833 (Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church)
Moneta
25 Otterburn
Otterburn
Otterburn
February 16, 2001
(#01000146)
Big Island Rd.
37°22′04″N 79°29′48″W / 37.367639°N 79.496528°W / 37.367639; -79.496528 (Otterburn)
Bedford
26 Pleasant View
Pleasant View
Pleasant View
November 15, 2006
(#06001043)
5050 Bellevue Rd.
37°20′48″N 79°21′42″W / 37.346667°N 79.361667°W / 37.346667; -79.361667 (Pleasant View)
Forest
27 Poplar Forest
Poplar Forest
Poplar Forest
November 12, 1969
(#69000223)
1542 Bateman Bridge Rd.
37°20′53″N 79°15′52″W / 37.348056°N 79.264444°W / 37.348056; -79.264444 (Poplar Forest)
Lynchburg
28 Quarles-Walker House March 23, 2022
(#100007569)
1318 Songbird Ave.
37°18′03″N 79°30′09″W / 37.3009°N 79.5025°W / 37.3009; -79.5025 (Quarles-Walker House)
Bedford vicinity
29 Rothsay
Rothsay
Rothsay
October 30, 1992
(#92001387)
Northern side of U.S. Route 221, 2,000 feet (610 m) east of its junction with Thomas Jefferson Rd.
37°22′01″N 79°17′01″W / 37.367083°N 79.283611°W / 37.367083; -79.283611 (Rothsay)
Forest
30 Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church
November 7, 1985
(#85002766)
Perrowville Rd.
37°22′41″N 79°18′29″W / 37.378194°N 79.308056°W / 37.378194; -79.308056 (Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church)
Forest
31 Sammynick February 29, 2024
(#100010002)
1108 Ashland Avenue
37°21′03″N 79°32′11″W / 37.3508°N 79.5365°W / 37.3508; -79.5365 (Sammynick)
Bedford
32 Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
August 11, 2004
(#04000844)
Penicks Mill Rd.
37°22′43″N 79°37′37″W / 37.378611°N 79.626944°W / 37.378611; -79.626944 (Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel)
Thaxton
33 Three Otters
Three Otters
Three Otters
September 15, 1970
(#70000785)
West of the junction of State Route 43 and Three Otters Rd.
37°21′27″N 79°32′43″W / 37.357500°N 79.545278°W / 37.357500; -79.545278 (Three Otters)
Bedford
34 Twin Oaks Farm
Twin Oaks Farm
Twin Oaks Farm
July 5, 2001
(#01000704)
Sheep Creek Rd.
37°25′37″N 79°37′57″W / 37.426944°N 79.632500°W / 37.426944; -79.632500 (Twin Oaks Farm)
Peaks of Otter
35 Woodbourne
Woodbourne
Woodbourne
July 2, 1973
(#73001997)
Northeast of Forest off Gumtree Rd.
37°22′11″N 79°16′44″W / 37.369722°N 79.278889°W / 37.369722; -79.278889 (Woodbourne)
Forest

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.