NRHP Reference # 92000054 Designated VLR August 21, 1991 Added to NRHP 27 February 1992 | VLR # 002-1832 Area 129.4 km² | |
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Location Roughly bounded by I-64, Virginia State Route 20, the Orange County line and the C & O Railroad tracks, near Keswick, Virginia Architect Strickland, William; Et al. Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal | ||
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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