Urbanna Historic District

Urbanna Historic District is a national historic district located at Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia. It encompasses 65 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Urbanna. Notable buildings include the Old Tavern, Gressitt House (c. 1820), Genders House (1876), Fitchett (1884), Van Wagenen House (c. 1900), C. H. Palmer Garage (c. 1930), Sentinel Building, Urbanna Town Office, Taylor Hardware (1921-1925), Bank of Middlesex (1900-1901), Urbanna Baptist Church (1896), Located in the district and separately listed are the Old Courthouse, Lansdowne, James Mills Storehouse, Sandwich, and Wormeley Cottage.[3]

Urbanna Historic District
The Urbanna Historic District, viewed from Cross Street
LocationRoughly bounded by Virginia St., Rappahannock Ave., Watling St. and Urbanna Cr., Urbanna, Virginia
Coordinates37°38′08″N 76°34′27″W
Area72 acres (29 ha)
ArchitectPalmer, Charles H.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne, Federal
NRHP reference No.90002196[1]
VLR No.316-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 1991
Designated VLRAugust 21, 1990[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. David A. Edwards and John S. Salmon (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Urbanna Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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