Cumberland Court House Historic District is a national historic district located at Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia. The district encompasses 111 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 8 contributing objects in the county seat of Cumberland County, Virginia. It includes the governmental core of the village and the residential, commercial, educational, and religious resources that have grown up around the courthouse since Cumberland's designation as the county seat in 1777. In addition to the separately listed Cumberland County Courthouse complex, notable buildings include Burleigh Hall (c. 1810), Woodlawn (c. 1800), Center Presbyterian Church (1852), Red Rose Inn, Stewart-Crockett House, All Saints Episcopal Church (c. 1890), Larkin Garrett House (1903), Flippen-Crawley House (1905), Joseph Carpenter House (1903), Masonic Lodge #283 (1903), and Payne Memorial United Methodist Church (1914).[3]
Cumberland Court House Historic District | |
 Payne Memorial United Methodist Church, taken in 2015 | |
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| Location | VA 60, junction of VA 600, Cumberland, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°29′55″N 78°14′41″W / 37.49861°N 78.24472°W |
| Area | 372 acres (151 ha) |
| Built | 1777 |
| Architect | Howard, William A. |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000829[1] |
| VLR No. | 024-5025 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 16, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | June 6, 2007[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Debra A. McClane (April 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cumberland Court House Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying photo