Location of Amherst County in Virginia
Location of Amherst County in Virginia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Amherst County, Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 19, 2023.[2]

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Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Amherst Baptist Church Upload image May 27, 2021
(#100006575) 		190-194 2nd St.
37°34′59″N 79°02′54″W / 37.5831°N 79.0482°W / 37.5831; -79.0482 (Amherst Baptist Church) 		Amherst
2 Bear Mountain Indian Mission School
Bear Mountain Indian Mission School
More images
 February 21, 1997
(#97000152) 		Southwestern corner of the junction of Kenmore and Indian Mission Rds.
37°34′22″N 79°07′37″W / 37.5728°N 79.1269°W / 37.5728; -79.1269 (Bear Mountain Indian Mission School) 		Amherst
3 Brick House
Brick House
February 1, 2006
(#05001620) 		854 Fletcher's Level Rd.
37°38′38″N 79°01′17″W / 37.6439°N 79.0214°W / 37.6439; -79.0214 (Brick House) 		Clifford
4 Brightwells Mill Complex
Brightwells Mill Complex
August 15, 2016
(#16000527) 		586 Brightwells Mill Rd.
37°27′31″N 79°02′51″W / 37.4586°N 79.0475°W / 37.4586; -79.0475 (Brightwells Mill Complex) 		Madison Heights
5 Clifford-New Glasgow Historic District
Clifford-New Glasgow Historic District
March 12, 2012
(#12000122) 		State Route 151 and Fletchers Level Rd.
37°38′25″N 79°01′20″W / 37.640278°N 79.022222°W / 37.640278; -79.022222 (Clifford-New Glasgow Historic District) 		Clifford
6 Dulwich Manor
Dulwich Manor
May 28, 2013
(#13000335) 		550 U.S. Route 60
37°34′27″N 79°02′30″W / 37.57403°N 79.04167°W / 37.57403; -79.04167 (Dulwich Manor) 		Amherst
7 Edge Hill
Edge Hill
May 15, 2008
(#08000418) 		1380 Edgehill Plantation Rd.
37°30′11″N 78°55′33″W / 37.503056°N 78.925833°W / 37.503056; -78.925833 (Edge Hill) 		Gladstone
8 Edgewood
Edgewood
March 14, 2008
(#08000200) 		591 Puppy Creek Rd.
37°38′38″N 79°09′34″W / 37.643750°N 79.159444°W / 37.643750; -79.159444 (Edgewood) 		Amherst
9 Edgewood
Edgewood
August 16, 2006
(#06000706) 		138 Garland Ave.
37°34′55″N 79°03′20″W / 37.581806°N 79.055417°W / 37.581806; -79.055417 (Edgewood) 		Amherst
10 El Bethel Methodist Church
El Bethel Methodist Church
April 20, 2018
(#100002354) 		925 Buffalo Springs Turnpike
37°38′43″N 79°13′15″W / 37.645278°N 79.220833°W / 37.645278; -79.220833 (El Bethel Methodist Church) 		Amherst
11 Elon Village Library
Elon Village Library
November 22, 2016
(#16000793) 		Corner of Camden and Younger Drs.
37°30′50″N 79°11′40″W / 37.513889°N 79.194444°W / 37.513889; -79.194444 (Elon Village Library) 		Amherst
12 Emmanuel Baptist Church
Emmanuel Baptist Church
April 27, 2018
(#100002391) 		205 Sandidges Rd.
37°39′44″N 79°08′45″W / 37.662361°N 79.145833°W / 37.662361; -79.145833 (Emmanuel Baptist Church) 		Amherst
13 Fairview
Fairview
June 3, 2009
(#09000391) 		2416 Lowesville Rd.
37°41′58″N 79°03′56″W / 37.699444°N 79.065556°W / 37.699444; -79.065556 (Fairview) 		Amherst
14 Forest Hill
Forest Hill
March 22, 2007
(#07000218) 		713 Indian Creek Rd.
37°42′26″N 79°05′04″W / 37.707222°N 79.084444°W / 37.707222; -79.084444 (Forest Hill) 		Amherst
15 Fort Riverview (44AH91 and 44AH195)
Fort Riverview (44AH91 and 44AH195)
November 16, 1989
(#89001921) 		Hilltop above the James River[6]
37°23′45″N 79°03′55″W / 37.395833°N 79.065278°W / 37.395833; -79.065278 (Fort Riverview (44AH91 and 44AH195)) 		Madison Heights
16 Galt's Mill Complex
Galt
September 30, 2009
(#09000791) 		1133 Galt's Mill Rd.
37°26′49″N 79°00′39″W / 37.446944°N 79.010833°W / 37.446944; -79.010833 (Galt's Mill Complex) 		Madison Heights
17 Geddes
Geddes
February 24, 1983
(#83003257) 		Jefferson Trace
37°40′01″N 78°59′14″W / 37.666944°N 78.987222°W / 37.666944; -78.987222 (Geddes) 		Clifford
18 The Glebe
The Glebe
May 15, 2008
(#08000419) 		156 State Route 151
37°37′23″N 79°00′50″W / 37.623056°N 79.013899°W / 37.623056; -79.013899 (The Glebe) 		Amherst
19 Hanshill
Hanshill
September 29, 2011
(#11000715) 		142 Leftwich Rd.
37°28′18″N 79°09′15″W / 37.471667°N 79.154167°W / 37.471667; -79.154167 (Hanshill) 		Madison Heights
20 Hite Store
Hite Store
June 6, 1997
(#97000487) 		0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of the junction of Woodson and Lowesville Rds.
37°43′06″N 79°04′01″W / 37.718472°N 79.066944°W / 37.718472; -79.066944 (Hite Store) 		Lowesville
21 Kenmore Farm
Kenmore Farm
February 17, 2015
(#15000012) 		369 Kenmore Rd.
37°35′08″N 79°04′12″W / 37.585556°N 79.070000°W / 37.585556; -79.070000 (Kenmore Farm) 		Amherst
22 Macedonia Methodist Church
Macedonia Methodist Church
February 8, 2012
(#12000017) 		1408 Coffeytown Rd.
37°46′20″N 79°13′39″W / 37.772361°N 79.227500°W / 37.772361; -79.227500 (Macedonia Methodist Church) 		Vesuvius
23 Madison Heights Elementary School
Madison Heights Elementary School
April 2, 2019
(#100003601) 		123 Phelps Rd.
37°25′52″N 79°07′21″W / 37.431111°N 79.122500°W / 37.431111; -79.122500 (Madison Heights Elementary School) 		Madison Heights
24 Mountain View Farm
Mountain View Farm
September 3, 1997
(#96001453) 		2229 N. U.S. Route 29
37°38′29″N 78°59′08″W / 37.641389°N 78.985556°W / 37.641389; -78.985556 (Mountain View Farm) 		Clifford
25 Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58
Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58
October 12, 1995
(#95001175) 		Over the James River west of the junction of Mt. Athos Rd. and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks
37°23′35″N 79°03′46″W / 37.393056°N 79.062778°W / 37.393056; -79.062778 (Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58) 		Lynchburg
26 Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn
September 6, 2006
(#06000802) 		155 Winridge Dr.
37°29′03″N 79°08′59″W / 37.484167°N 79.149722°W / 37.484167; -79.149722 (Oak Lawn) 		Madison Heights
27 Royster C. Parr House Upload image November 16, 2021
(#100007185) 		156 Parrtown Rd.
37°40′47″N 79°04′34″W / 37.6797°N 79.0760°W / 37.6797; -79.0760 (Royster C. Parr House) 		Amherst vicinity
28 Red Hill Farm
Red Hill Farm
June 9, 1980
(#80004168) 		West of Pedlar Mills on Minors Branch Rd.
37°33′28″N 79°15′53″W / 37.557778°N 79.264722°W / 37.557778; -79.264722 (Red Hill Farm) 		Pedlar Mills
29 St. Luke's Episcopal Church
St. Luke
November 24, 2017
(#100001849) 		3788 Buffalo Springs Turnpike
37°33′32″N 79°15′17″W / 37.558889°N 79.254722°W / 37.558889; -79.254722 (St. Luke's Episcopal Church) 		Pedlar Mills
30 Scott Zion Baptist Church Upload image March 23, 2022
(#100007568) 		2602 Galts Mill Rd.
37°26′43″N 79°04′04″W / 37.4454°N 79.0677°W / 37.4454; -79.0677 (Scott Zion Baptist Church) 		Madison Heights
31 Speed the Plough
Speed the Plough
April 30, 2007
(#07000391) 		389 Fair Lea Ln.
37°32′00″N 79°11′28″W / 37.533333°N 79.191250°W / 37.533333; -79.191250 (Speed the Plough) 		Monroe
32 Sweet Briar College Historic District
Sweet Briar College Historic District
More images
 March 30, 1995
(#95000240) 		Sweet Briar Dr., 0.5 miles west of U.S. Route 29
37°33′14″N 79°04′48″W / 37.553889°N 79.08°W / 37.553889; -79.08 (Sweet Briar College Historic District) 		Sweet Briar
33 Sweet Briar House
Sweet Briar House
September 15, 1970
(#70000783) 		Southwest of the junction of U.S. Route 29 and Sweet Briar Rd.
37°33′27″N 79°04′58″W / 37.557500°N 79.082778°W / 37.557500; -79.082778 (Sweet Briar House) 		Sweet Briar
34 Thompson's Mill-Amherst Mill Complex
Thompson
March 5, 2019
(#100003484) 		138-140 Union Hill Rd.
37°34′36″N 79°02′55″W / 37.576667°N 79.048611°W / 37.576667; -79.048611 (Thompson's Mill-Amherst Mill Complex) 		Amherst
35 Tusculum
Tusculum
November 19, 2004
(#04001244) 		2077 N. U.S. Route 29
37°38′10″N 78°59′51″W / 37.636111°N 78.997500°W / 37.636111; -78.997500 (Tusculum) 		Amherst
36 Winton
Winton
May 2, 1974
(#74002104) 		West of State Route 151
37°38′17″N 79°01′27″W / 37.638056°N 79.0241667°W / 37.638056; -79.0241667 (Winton) 		Clifford

Former listing

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Athlone Upload image September 24, 1992
(#92001029)		March 19, 2001 Junction of VA 151 and VA 674
Amherst Destroyed by fire

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References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved May 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Wittkotksi [sic], J. Mark, and John S. Salmon. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Riverview. National Park Service, 1989-03, 9.
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