Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District

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Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
Farmhouse at Keswick Vineyards, built 1911
Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District is located in Virginia
Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District is located in the United States
Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by I-64, Virginia State Route 20, the Orange County line and the C & O Railroad tracks, near Keswick, Virginia
Coordinates38°05′06″N 78°19′06″W / 38.08500°N 78.31833°W / 38.08500; -78.31833
Area31,975 acres (12,940 ha)
ArchitectWilliam Strickland, et al.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference No.92000054[1]
VLR No.002-1832
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1992
Designated VLRAugust 21, 1991[2]

Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia. The district encompasses 854 contributing buildings, 73 contributing sites, 30 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object. It includes a variety of large farms, historic villages, and crossroads communities. The area is known primarily for its large and imposing Federal, Greek Revival, and Georgian Revival plantation houses and country estates. It features a broad range of architecture—mainly domestic and farm-related—from the late 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Land and Community Associates and Department of Historic Resources (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District" (PDF)., Accompanying photo, and Accompanying map

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