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Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Appomattox Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Appomattox Depot (now Appomattox Visitor Center), Appomattox Historic District, March 2013
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LocationRoughly along High, Church, Highland, VA 131, Linden, Lee Grant, Oakleigh and Evergreen, Appomattox, Virginia
Coordinates37°21′10″N 78°49′40″W / 37.35278°N 78.82778°W / 37.35278; -78.82778
Area199 acres (81 ha)
Built1845
ArchitectRobinson, Charles; et.al.
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.02000510
VLR No.165-5002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 16, 2002
Designated VLRSeptember 12, 2001

The Appomattox Historic District national historic district located at Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia. It contains 297 contributing buildings, 6 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects in Appomattox. It includes Courthouse Square, the commercial district surrounding the railroad tracks, the Appomattox depot (1923), and surrounding residential areas dating back to the 19th century. Notable buildings include the Appomattox Courthouse (1892), Appomattox County Jail (1895-1897), County Office Building (1940), Knickerbocker Hotel (1892), Bank of Appomattox (1906), Appomattox Middle School (1908), Appomattox Pentecostal Holiness Church (c. 1900), and "The Nebraska House" (1854, 1872, c. 1896).

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It is two miles southwest of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. Even though the park and the district share many of the same building names, for example, the court house and the jail, they are different buildings in different locations.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  3. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Appomattox Historic District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2009. and Accompanying two photos Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine and Accompanying map
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