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Boydton Historic District

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Architect
  
Mills, Matthew; et al.

VLR #
  
173-5001

Area
  
103 ha

Added to NRHP
  
16 May 2002

NRHP Reference #
  
02000511

Designated VLR
  
March 14, 2001

Year built
  
1764

Boydton Historic District

Location
  
Roughly the Boydton corporate limits except for section including and NW of VA 58, Boydton, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival

The Boydton Historic District is a national historic district located at Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It encompasses 199 contributing buildings, 6 contributing sites, 6 contributing structure, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Boydton. Notable buildings include the municipal building (1905), the old jail (1870), the Beales, Bedinger, and Gregory, Inc. car dealership building (1918), Washington Tavern, Williams and Goode Bank (1908), Boydton Department Store (1935), Mecklenburg County Building Department (1949), Southside Regional Library (1939), Presbyterian Meeting House (1819), Saint James Episcopal Church (1840-1841), Boydton Baptist Church, Trinity Episcopal Church (1890s), "Cedar Crest" (1825), and "On the Hill" (1920), which was separately listed in 2015. Also located in the district and separately listed are the Boyd's Tavern and Mecklenburg County Courthouse.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

References

Boydton Historic District Wikipedia