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Newtown Historic District (Staunton, Virginia)

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NRHP Reference #
  
83003318

Designated VLR
  
June 21, 1983

Area
  
65 ha

VLR #
  
132-0034

Address
  
Staunton, VA 24401, USA

Added to NRHP
  
8 September 1983

Newtown Historic District (Staunton, Virginia)

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Lewis St. and S. Jefferson Sts., C&O RR, Allegheny and Churchville Aves., incl. Thornrose cemetery, Staunton, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Neo-Classical

Similar
  
Staunton Convention & Visitors, Gospel Hill Historic District, Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton Downtown Develop, Gypsy Hill Park

Newtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Staunton, Virginia. The district encompasses 414 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in a primarily residential section of Staunton. The district includes some late 18th- and early 19th-century structures, but most of the homes were built between 1870 and 1920 during Staunton's boom years. The buildings range from Jeffersonian Neo-Classical and Greek Revival to bungalows of the 1920s. Notable buildings include Stuart Hall's Cochran House (1858), Robertson House (1886), the Smith Thompson House (c. 1792), and the George M. Cochran House (1851, c. 1915). The magnificent grounds of Thornrose Cemetery are also included in the district. Located in the district are the separately listed Stuart Hall School, Stuart House, and Trinity Episcopal Church.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

Newtown Historic District (Staunton, Virginia) Wikipedia