South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District

Coordinates: 37°53′42″N 78°51′58″W / 37.89500°N 78.86611°W / 37.89500; -78.86611
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South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District
Elk Hill Baptist Church on Glenthorne Loop
South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District is located in Virginia
South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District
South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District is located in the United States
South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District
LocationState Route 151 and feeder roads, Nellysford, Virginia
Coordinates37°53′42″N 78°51′58″W / 37.89500°N 78.86611°W / 37.89500; -78.86611
Area1,620 acres (660 ha)
NRHP reference No.16000534[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 15, 2016

The South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District encompasses a large rural landscape in northern Nelson County, Virginia. It includes more than 1,600 acres (650 ha) of rolling bottomlands of the South Fork Rockfish River, with Virginia State Route 151 as its principal transportation route. This area has been farmed since the 18th century, and many of its early land use patterns persist to this day.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1] Properties within the district that were previously listed on the National Register include River Bluff, Elk Hill, Three Chimneys, and the Wintergreen Country Store.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 21, 2017.