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Virginia

3,490 listed places across 126 counties, 132 of them National Historic Landmarks.

3,490
Listings
132
National Historic Landmarks
903
Historic districts
126
Counties with listings

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By county

Richmond 269Albemarle 102Loudoun 102Roanoke 77Charlottesville 74Montgomery 74Norfolk 71Arlington 69Fauquier 69Fairfax 66Lynchburg 65Augusta 60Rockbridge 55Alexandria 51Petersburg 51Prince William 50Hanover 46Rockingham 44Clarke 43Staunton 41Halifax 41Shenandoah 40Virginia Beach 39Newport News 38Henrico 37Amherst 37Bedford 36Gloucester 36Page 35Orange 35Hampton 34Frederick 33Franklin 32Accomack 32Chesterfield 31Botetourt 31Charles City 31Mecklenburg 30Culpeper 30Northampton 30Suffolk 29Fredericksburg 28Pittsylvania 27Nelson 27Northumberland 27Bath 26Winchester 26Westmoreland 26Portsmouth 25Smyth 25Tazewell 24Danville 24Pulaski 24Goochland 24Wythe 23Louisa 23Wise 22Powhatan 22Caroline 22Isle Of Wight 22King William 22Madison 21Warren 21Charlotte 20Henry 20Dinwiddie 20Surry 20Campbell 19Salem 19James City 19Essex 19Stafford 19Rappahannock 18Washington 18New Kent 18Southampton 18Middlesex 18Spotsylvania 18Cumberland 17Lexington 17Mathews 17King And Queen 17Alleghany 16Fluvanna 16King George 15Harrisonburg 14Lancaster 14Williamsburg 14Prince Edward 13Patrick 13York 13Giles 12Nottoway 12Russell 12Buckingham 12Brunswick 12Hopewell 12Bristol 11Waynesboro 11Lunenburg 11Scott 10Carroll 10Amelia 10Sussex 10Prince George 10Floyd 9Martinsville 9Chesapeake 9Greene 8Grayson 8Colonial Heights 8Appomattox 8Lee 7Buena Vista 7Radford 7Highland 7Emporia 7Craig 7Galax 5Manassas 5Bland 4Covington 4Falls Church 4Greensville 3Buchanan 2Dickenson 1

Built by decade

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Landmarks

Landmark · Hampton (Independent City)
Rendezvous Docking Simulator
National Historic LandmarkListed 1985
Landmark · Arlington
Benjamin Banneker: SW 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone
National Historic LandmarkListed 1976
Landmark · Lexington (Independent City)
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Landmark · Arlington
Drew, Charles Richard, House
National Historic LandmarkListed 1976

National Historic Landmarks

Academic HallNHL1969
Alexandria AcademyNHL1966
Aquia ChurchNHL1969
Azurest SouthNHL2024
Bacon's CastleNHL1966
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Historic District and National CemeteryNHL1984
Barracks, Virginia Military InstituteNHL1966
BelmontNHL1966
Benjamin Banneker: SW 9 Intermediate Boundary StoneNHL1976
BerkeleyNHL1971
Berry HillNHL1969
Blue Ridge ParkwayNHL2024
Blue Ridge ParkwayNHL2024
BrandonNHL1969
Bremo PlantationNHL1969
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Bruton Parish ChurchNHL1970
Building 14 Officer’s QuartersNHL1966
CamdenNHL1969
Camp HooverNHL1988
Cape Henry LighthouseNHL1966
Carter's GroveNHL1969
Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle GroveNHL1969
Christ ChurchNHL1970
Christ ChurchNHL1966
City HallNHL1969
Patsy Cline HouseNHL2021
Charles Richard Drew HouseNHL1976
Drydock No. 1NHL1970
Egyptian BuildingNHL1969
Eight-Foot High Speed TunnelNHL1985
Elsing GreenNHL1969
Exchange BuildingNHL1969
Eyre HallNHL1969
Five Forks BattlefieldNHL1966
President Gerald R. Ford Jr. HouseNHL1985
Fort Myer Historic DistrictNHL1972
Franklin and Armfield OfficeNHL1978
Full Scale TunnelNHL1985
Gadsby's TavernNHL1966
George Washington Masonic National MemorialNHL2015
Ellen Glasgow HouseNHL1971
Carter Glass HouseNHL1976
Governor's MansionNHL1969
Green Springs Historic DistrictNHL1973
Greenway CourtNHL1966
Gunston HallNHL1966
Hanover County CourthouseNHL1969
Holly KnollNHL1981
The HomesteadNHL1984
Humpback BridgeNHL1969
Jackson Ward Historic DistrictNHL1976
Jackson, Thomas J., HeadquartersNHL1967
KenmoreNHL1969
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee UniversityNHL1966
Lightship No. 101, PortsmouthNHL1989
Loudoun County CourthouseNHL2024
Loudoun County CourthouseNHL2024
Lunar Landing Research FacilityNHL1985
Main Street Station and TrainshedNHL1970
Gen. George C. Marshall HouseNHL1996
John Marshall HouseNHL1966
McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and WorkshopNHL1966
MenokinNHL1969
Gen. William Mitchell HouseNHL1976
Monroe Law OfficeNHL1966
James Monroe TombNHL1971
MonticelloNHL1966
MontpelierNHL1966
Monument Avenue Historic DistrictNHL1970
Monumental ChurchNHL1969
Moton, Robert Russa, High SchoolNHL1995
Mount AiryNHL1966
Mount VernonNHL1966
Natural BridgeNHL1997
New Kent School, George W Watkins SchoolNHL2001
Nuclear Ship SavannahNHL1982
Oak HillNHL1966
OatlandsNHL1969
Pear ValleyNHL1969
Pentagon, The (Additional Documentation)NHL1989
Pentagon, The (Boundary Increase)NHL2023
Petersburg Breakthrough BattlefieldNHL2006
Pittsylvania County CourthouseNHL1981
Pocahontas Mine No. 1NHL1994
Poplar Forest (Additional Documentation)NHL1969
Poplar Forest (Boundary Decrease and Boundary Increase)NHL1971
Potomac Canal Historic DistrictNHL1979
PrestwouldNHL2003
Quarters 1, Fort MyerNHL1972
Peyton Randolph HouseNHL1970
Virginia Randolph CottageNHL1974
Rendezvous Docking SimulatorNHL1985
Reynolds HomesteadNHL1971
RipshinNHL1971
Rising Sun TavernNHL1966
Rotunda, University of VirginiaNHL1966
Edmund Ruffin PlantationNHL1966
Sabine HallNHL1969
SaratogaNHL1970
Sayler's Creek BattlefieldNHL1985
ScotchtownNHL1966
James Semple HouseNHL1970
Shack MountainNHL1976
ShirleyNHL1969
Skyline Drive Historic DistrictNHL1997
Spence's PointNHL1971
St. John's Episcopal ChurchNHL1966
St. Luke's ChurchNHL1966
St. Peter's ChurchNHL1969
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary ShopNHL2021
Stratford HallNHL1966
Thoroughgood HouseNHL1966
Thunderbird Archeological DistrictNHL1977
Tredegar Iron WorksNHL1971
TuckahoeNHL1968
John Tyler HouseNHL1966
University Of Virginia Historic DistrictNHL1970
Valentine MuseumNHL1969
Variable Density TunnelNHL1985
Virginia Military Institute Historic DistrictNHL1974
Virginia State CapitolNHL1966
Washington and Lee University Historic DistrictNHL1971
Washington, George, Boyhood Home SiteNHL2000
Waterford Historic DistrictNHL1969
WestoverNHL1966
White House of the ConfederacyNHL1966
Williamsburg Historic DistrictNHL1966
Woodrow Wilson BirthplaceNHL1966
Woodlawn PlantationNHL1970
Wren Building, College of William and MaryNHL1966
Wythe HouseNHL1970
Yeocomico ChurchNHL1969

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
    Frederick Knops, 2017
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  • Plantations of Virginia
    Charlene C. Giannetti and Jai Williams, 2017
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  • George Washington's Virginia
    John R. Maass, 2017
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  • Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
    Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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