Poplar Forest (Boundary Decrease and Boundary Increase)
Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 1776 Poplar Forest Parkway, Lynchburg, VA |
| County | Bedford County |
| Listed | Nov 11, 1971 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Agriculture, Black heritage, Landscape architecture, Politics and government, Historical archaeology |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 100012286 |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
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| Address | 1776 Poplar Forest Parkway, Lynchburg, VA |
| Also in Lynchburg | 20 listed places in Lynchburg → |
No photograph, no construction date, no encyclopedia article or coordinates for this listing yet. The Register record above is complete; the enrichment is not.
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Questions people ask
When was Poplar Forest (Boundary Decrease and Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?
Nov 11, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Poplar Forest (Boundary Decrease and Boundary Increase)?
1776 Poplar Forest Parkway, Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Has the Poplar Forest (Boundary Decrease and Boundary Increase) listing changed since 1971?
1 Register action since listing, most recently boundary increase approved on Sep 24, 2025.
Source: Register actions
Where is the nomination form for Poplar Forest (Boundary Decrease and Boundary Increase)?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. No source has a map point for it. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 100012286. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.
Register actions
| Sep 24, 2025 | Boundary increase approved |