Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District

Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
Farmhouse at Keswick Vineyards, built 1911
Location Roughly bounded by I-64, Virginia State Route 20, the Orange County line and the C & O Railroad tracks, near Keswick, Virginia
Coordinates 38°05′06″N 78°19′06″W / 38.08500°N 78.31833°W / 38.08500; -78.31833Coordinates: 38°05′06″N 78°19′06″W / 38.08500°N 78.31833°W / 38.08500; -78.31833
Area 31,975 acres (12,940 ha)
Architect William Strickland, et al.
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference # 92000054[1]
VLR # 002-1832
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 27, 1992
Designated VLR August 21, 1991[2]

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.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Land and Community Associates and Department of Historic Resources (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District" (PDF). , Accompanying photo, and Accompanying map
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