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Location of Petersburg in Virginia

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Petersburg, 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 44 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city, including 1 National Historic Landmark.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location Description
1 Appomattox Iron Works
Appomattox Iron Works
Appomattox Iron Works
August 11, 1976
(#76002226)
20-28 Old St.
37°13′58″N 77°24′22″W / 37.232778°N 77.406111°W / 37.232778; -77.406111 (Appomattox Iron Works)
2 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District
August 27, 2009
(#09000665)
200-300 W. Washington, 4-42 S. Market, 100-100 Perry, the 200-300 blocks of W. Wythe, and the 200 block of Brown Sts.
37°13′28″N 77°24′29″W / 37.224444°N 77.408056°W / 37.224444; -77.408056 (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District)
3 Battersea
Battersea
Battersea
November 12, 1969
(#69000344)
1289 Upper Appomattox St.
37°13′32″N 77°25′42″W / 37.225556°N 77.428333°W / 37.225556; -77.428333 (Battersea)
4 Blandford Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery
October 15, 1992
(#92001371)
319 S. Crater Rd.
37°13′33″N 77°22′50″W / 37.225833°N 77.380556°W / 37.225833; -77.380556 (Blandford Cemetery)
Burial ground for 30,000 Confederates killed in the siege of Petersburg (1864-1865); one of several sites claiming to have celebrated the first Memorial Day ceremony, in 1866, in the United States
5 Blandford Church
Blandford Church
Blandford Church
May 31, 1972
(#72001513)
319 S. Crater Rd.
37°13′34″N 77°23′15″W / 37.226111°N 77.387500°W / 37.226111; -77.387500 (Blandford Church)
6 Anna P. Bolling Junior High School
Anna P. Bolling Junior High School
Anna P. Bolling Junior High School
October 30, 1998
(#98001316)
35 W. Fillmore St.
37°13′19″N 77°24′09″W / 37.221944°N 77.402500°W / 37.221944; -77.402500 (Anna P. Bolling Junior High School)
7 Byrne Street USO Club May 27, 2022
(#100007780)
464 Byrne St.
37°13′12″N 77°24′15″W / 37.2199°N 77.4041°W / 37.2199; -77.4041 (Byrne Street USO Club)
8 Centre Hill
Centre Hill
Centre Hill
December 27, 1972
(#72001514)
Center Hill Lane
37°13′50″N 77°24′05″W / 37.230556°N 77.401389°W / 37.230556; -77.401389 (Centre Hill)
9 Centre Hill Historic District
Centre Hill Historic District
Centre Hill Historic District
June 13, 1986
(#86001277)
Henry, N. Adams, N. Jefferson, Franklin, and E. Washington Sts., Centre Hill Ct., and Centre Hill Ave.
37°13′46″N 77°24′00″W / 37.229444°N 77.400000°W / 37.229444; -77.400000 (Centre Hill Historic District)
10 Christ and Grace Episcopal Church
Christ and Grace Episcopal Church
Christ and Grace Episcopal Church
February 27, 2020
(#100005011)
1545 South Sycamore St.
37°12′42″N 77°23′48″W / 37.2116°N 77.3967°W / 37.2116; -77.3967 (Christ and Grace Episcopal Church)
11 City Market
City Market
City Market
June 11, 1969
(#69000345)
Rock, W. Old and River Sts., and Cockade Alley
37°14′00″N 77°24′15″W / 37.233333°N 77.404167°W / 37.233333; -77.404167 (City Market)
12 Cohen House
Cohen House
Cohen House
November 1, 2007
(#07001141)
32 S. Adams St.
37°13′37″N 77°24′06″W / 37.226806°N 77.401667°W / 37.226806; -77.401667 (Cohen House)
13 Commerce Street Industrial Historic District
Commerce Street Industrial Historic District
Commerce Street Industrial Historic District
September 12, 2008
(#08000870)
Commerce, Upper Appomattox, West, Dunlop, and South Sts.
37°13′32″N 77°25′12″W / 37.225556°N 77.420000°W / 37.225556; -77.420000 (Commerce Street Industrial Historic District)
14 Exchange Building
Exchange Building
Exchange Building
June 11, 1969
(#69000322)
15-19 W. Bank St.
37°13′55″N 77°24′20″W / 37.231944°N 77.405556°W / 37.231944; -77.405556 (Exchange Building)
15 Farmers' Bank
Farmers' Bank
Farmers' Bank
April 13, 1972
(#72001515)
Northwestern corner of Bollingbrook St. and Cockade Alley
37°13′58″N 77°24′15″W / 37.232778°N 77.404167°W / 37.232778; -77.404167 (Farmers' Bank)
16 Folly Castle Historic District
Folly Castle Historic District
Folly Castle Historic District
July 16, 1980
(#80004313)
Perry and W. Washington Sts.; also 235-618 Washington, 235-580 Hinton, 15-37 Guarantee, 18-115 Lafayette, and 18-42 Perry Sts.; also roughly along South St. from Commerce St. to Farmer St.
37°13′37″N 77°24′34″W / 37.226944°N 77.409444°W / 37.226944; -77.409444 (Folly Castle Historic District)
Second and third sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of April 14, 1992 and January 10, 2000
17 Nathaniel Friend House
Nathaniel Friend House
Nathaniel Friend House
August 11, 1976
(#76002227)
27-29 Bollingbrook St.
37°13′58″N 77°24′14″W / 37.232778°N 77.403889°W / 37.232778; -77.403889 (Nathaniel Friend House)
18 Halifax Triangle and Downtown Commercial Historic District
Halifax Triangle and Downtown Commercial Historic District
Halifax Triangle and Downtown Commercial Historic District
February 12, 2019
(#100002886)
Generally bounded by Washington, Adams, Sycamore, Halifax, Byrne, and Harrison Sts.
37°13′36″N 77°24′11″W / 37.226667°N 77.403056°W / 37.226667; -77.403056 (Halifax Triangle and Downtown Commercial Historic District)
19 Jarratt House September 5, 2023
(#100008693)
808-810 Logan St.
37°14′15″N 77°23′56″W / 37.2376°N 77.3990°W / 37.2376; -77.3990 (Jarratt House)
20 Lee Memorial Park
Lee Memorial Park
Lee Memorial Park
August 14, 2000
(#00000896)
1832 Johnson Rd.
37°11′57″N 77°24′24″W / 37.199167°N 77.406667°W / 37.199167; -77.406667 (Lee Memorial Park)
21 McIlwaine House
McIlwaine House
McIlwaine House
July 16, 1973
(#73002217)
Market Square at corner of Pelham and Cockade Alleys
37°14′00″N 77°24′14″W / 37.233333°N 77.403889°W / 37.233333; -77.403889 (McIlwaine House)
22 William McKenney House
William McKenney House
William McKenney House
December 6, 1990
(#90001830)
250 S. Sycamore St.
37°13′24″N 77°24′07″W / 37.223333°N 77.401944°W / 37.223333; -77.401944 (William McKenney House)
23 North Battersea-Pride's Field Historic District
North Battersea-Pride's Field Historic District
North Battersea-Pride's Field Historic District
May 26, 2005
(#05000475)
Roughly along the Appomattox River bank, McKenzie, W. High., Upper Appomattox Sts., from 1250 W. High to Fleet Sts.
37°13′36″N 77°25′21″W / 37.226667°N 77.422500°W / 37.226667; -77.422500 (North Battersea-Pride's Field Historic District)
24 Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School
Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School
Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School
August 2, 2000
(#00000891)
Jones St.
37°13′04″N 77°24′41″W / 37.217778°N 77.411389°W / 37.217778; -77.411389 (Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School)
25 People's Memorial Cemetery
People's Memorial Cemetery
People's Memorial Cemetery
March 28, 2008
(#08000245)
334 S. Crater Rd.
37°13′30″N 77°23′20″W / 37.225000°N 77.388889°W / 37.225000; -77.388889 (People's Memorial Cemetery)
26 Petersburg City Hall
Petersburg City Hall
Petersburg City Hall
November 16, 1978
(#78003185)
129-141 N. Union St.
37°13′47″N 77°24′19″W / 37.229722°N 77.405278°W / 37.229722; -77.405278 (Petersburg City Hall)
27 Petersburg Courthouse
Petersburg Courthouse
Petersburg Courthouse
May 14, 1973
(#73002218)
Court House Sq.
37°13′51″N 77°24′13″W / 37.230833°N 77.403611°W / 37.230833; -77.403611 (Petersburg Courthouse)
28 Petersburg Courthouse Historic District
Petersburg Courthouse Historic District
Petersburg Courthouse Historic District
December 21, 1990
(#90001572)
Roughly bounded by W. Bank, N. Adams, W. Washington, and N. Market Sts.
37°13′49″N 77°24′18″W / 37.230278°N 77.405000°W / 37.230278; -77.405000 (Petersburg Courthouse Historic District)
29 Petersburg Old Town Historic District
Petersburg Old Town Historic District
Petersburg Old Town Historic District
July 4, 1980
(#80004314)
U.S. Route 1 and State Route 36; also 241 4th St., 223-225 Henry St., and 230 and 316 E. Bank St.
37°13′55″N 77°24′37″W / 37.231944°N 77.410278°W / 37.231944; -77.410278 (Petersburg Old Town Historic District)
Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of September 12, 2008
30 Petersburg Trailways Bus Station
Petersburg Trailways Bus Station
Petersburg Trailways Bus Station
September 29, 2015
(#15000680)
108 E. Washington St.
37°13′41″N 77°24′05″W / 37.227917°N 77.401389°W / 37.227917; -77.401389 (Petersburg Trailways Bus Station)
31 Pocahontas Island Historic District
Pocahontas Island Historic District
Pocahontas Island Historic District
November 3, 2006
(#06000977)
Pocahontas, Witten, Rolfe, Logan, and Sapony Sts.
37°14′12″N 77°23′57″W / 37.236667°N 77.399167°W / 37.236667; -77.399167 (Pocahontas Island Historic District)
32 Poplar Lawn Historic District
Poplar Lawn Historic District
Poplar Lawn Historic District
May 23, 1980
(#80004315)
Roughly bounded by Surrey Lane and St. Jefferson, Mars, and Harrison Sts.; also the junction of E. Wythe and S. Jefferson, from the southeastern section of the original historic district to Lieutenant Run, and along both sides of Harrison St. at its southwestern corner
37°13′27″N 77°24′05″W / 37.224167°N 77.401389°W / 37.224167; -77.401389 (Poplar Lawn Historic District)
Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of February 10, 2006
33 Saint Paul's Church
Saint Paul's Church
Saint Paul's Church
May 30, 1986
(#86001191)
102 N. Union St.
37°13′44″N 77°24′20″W / 37.228889°N 77.405556°W / 37.228889; -77.405556 (Saint Paul's Church)
34 Second Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian Church
January 14, 1991
(#90002114)
419 W. Washington St.
37°13′37″N 77°24′37″W / 37.226944°N 77.410278°W / 37.226944; -77.410278 (Second Presbyterian Church)
35 South Chappell Street Car Barn
South Chappell Street Car Barn
South Chappell Street Car Barn
February 25, 2009
(#09000066)
124 South Chappell St.
37°13′12″N 77°25′28″W / 37.220000°N 77.424444°W / 37.220000; -77.424444 (South Chappell Street Car Barn)
36 South Market Street Historic District
South Market Street Historic District
South Market Street Historic District
April 22, 1992
(#92000345)
S. Market St. from Washington St. to Halifax St.
37°13′30″N 77°24′21″W / 37.225000°N 77.405833°W / 37.225000; -77.405833 (South Market Street Historic District)
37 Stewart-Hinton House
Stewart-Hinton House
Stewart-Hinton House
January 14, 2004
(#03001437)
416 High St.
37°13′46″N 77°24′41″W / 37.229306°N 77.411389°W / 37.229306; -77.411389 (Stewart-Hinton House)
38 Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill
December 23, 1974
(#74002239)
231-235-237 Hinton St.
37°13′43″N 77°24′31″W / 37.228611°N 77.408611°W / 37.228611; -77.408611 (Strawberry Hill)
39 Sutherland House
Sutherland House
Sutherland House
November 22, 2011
(#11000837)
606 Harding St.
37°13′04″N 77°24′19″W / 37.217778°N 77.405278°W / 37.217778; -77.405278 (Sutherland House)
40 Tabb Street Presbyterian Church
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church
May 31, 1979
(#79003288)
21 W. Tabb St.
37°13′49″N 77°24′19″W / 37.230278°N 77.405278°W / 37.230278; -77.405278 (Tabb Street Presbyterian Church)
41 Virginia Trunk & Bag Company
Virginia Trunk & Bag Company
Virginia Trunk & Bag Company
December 23, 2009
(#09001157)
600 W. Wythe St.
37°13′28″N 77°24′38″W / 37.224444°N 77.410556°W / 37.224444; -77.410556 (Virginia Trunk & Bag Company)
42 Thomas Wallace House
Thomas Wallace House
Thomas Wallace House
May 2, 1975
(#75002116)
Southwestern corner of Brown and S. Market Sts.
37°13′27″N 77°24′22″W / 37.224167°N 77.406111°W / 37.224167; -77.406111 (Thomas Wallace House)
43 Walnut Hill Historic District September 22, 2023
(#100008702)
Roughly bounded by Johnson Rd., North, East, and South Blvds., Mount Vernon, Fleur de Hundred, and East Tuckahoe Sts.
37°12′08″N 77°23′46″W / 37.2021°N 77.3962°W / 37.2021; -77.3962 (Walnut Hill Historic District)
44 Washington Street Methodist Church
Washington Street Methodist Church
Washington Street Methodist Church
November 24, 1980
(#80004209)
14-24 E. Washington St.
37°13′40″N 77°24′09″W / 37.227778°N 77.402500°W / 37.227778; -77.402500 (Washington Street Methodist Church)

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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 March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.