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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hanover 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.

There are 44 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 3 National Historic Landmarks.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Ashland Historic District
Ashland Historic District
February 11, 1983
(#83003284)
Center, Racecourse, James, Howard, Clay Sts., Hanover and Railroad Aves.
37°45′30″N 77°28′50″W / 37.758333°N 77.480556°W / 37.758333; -77.480556 (Ashland Historic District)
Ashland
2 Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
August 27, 2013
(#13000642)
Junction of Cedar Lane and the Washington Highway
37°41′22″N 77°27′46″W / 37.689444°N 77.462889°W / 37.689444; -77.462889 (Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker)
Glen Allen
3 Beaverdam Depot
Beaverdam Depot
November 8, 1988
(#88002060)
On C & O RR tracks at jct. of VA 715 and 739
37°56′28″N 77°39′12″W / 37.941111°N 77.653333°W / 37.941111; -77.653333 (Beaverdam Depot)
Beaverdam
4 Church Quarter
Church Quarter
November 22, 2000
(#00001436)
12432 Old Ridge Rd.
37°50′54″N 77°31′31″W / 37.848472°N 77.525139°W / 37.848472; -77.525139 (Church Quarter)
Doswell
5 Clover Lea
February 28, 1979
(#79003045)
E of Mechanicsville off VA 629
37°38′36″N 77°11′05″W / 37.643472°N 77.184861°W / 37.643472; -77.184861 (Clover Lea)
Mechanicsville
6 Cold Harbor National Cemetery
Cold Harbor National Cemetery
August 10, 1995
(#95000922)
Jct. VA 156 and 619, .5 mi. E
37°35′22″N 77°16′48″W / 37.589444°N 77.280000°W / 37.589444; -77.280000 (Cold Harbor National Cemetery)
Mechanicsville
7 Cool Well
Cool Well
September 6, 2007
(#07000931)
8198 Shady Grove Rd.
37°37′35″N 77°22′32″W / 37.626389°N 77.375556°W / 37.626389; -77.375556 (Cool Well)
Mechanicsville
8 Dewberry
Dewberry
May 23, 1996
(#96000576)
Approximately 1 mi. NE of jct. of VA 738 and VA 601
37°53′41″N 77°35′22″W / 37.894722°N 77.589444°W / 37.894722; -77.589444 (Dewberry)
Beaverdam
9 Fork Church
Fork Church
February 26, 1970
(#70000801)
At jct. of Rtes. 738 and 685
37°51′13″N 77°31′52″W / 37.853611°N 77.531111°W / 37.853611; -77.531111 (Fork Church)
Ashland
10 Hanover County Courthouse
Hanover County Courthouse
October 1, 1969
(#69000247)
Jct. of Rte. 1006 and U.S. 301
37°45′47″N 77°22′01″W / 37.763056°N 77.366944°W / 37.763056; -77.366944 (Hanover County Courthouse)
Hanover Court House
11 Hanover County Courthouse Historic District
Hanover County Courthouse Historic District
September 22, 1971
(#71000980)
US 301
37°45′46″N 77°22′00″W / 37.762778°N 77.366667°W / 37.762778; -77.366667 (Hanover County Courthouse Historic District)
Hanover
12 Hanover Meeting House
Hanover Meeting House
September 4, 1991
(#91001089)
6411 Heatherwood Dr.
37°38′42″N 77°19′50″W / 37.645000°N 77.330556°W / 37.645000; -77.330556 (Hanover Meeting House)
Mechanicsville Site of the first non-Anglican church in Virginia
13 Hanover Town
September 17, 1974
(#74002122)
River Rd. on the western side of the Pamunkey River
37°41′52″N 77°14′46″W / 37.697778°N 77.246111°W / 37.697778; -77.246111 (Hanover Town)
Mechanicsville
14 Hanover Wayside
Hanover Wayside
November 22, 2002
(#02001365)
8225 Hanover Wayside Rd.
37°42′08″N 77°22′56″W / 37.702222°N 77.382222°W / 37.702222; -77.382222 (Hanover Wayside)
Hanover
15 Hickory Hill
November 21, 1974
(#74002121)
E of Ashland off VA 646
37°46′27″N 77°24′50″W / 37.774167°N 77.413889°W / 37.774167; -77.413889 (Hickory Hill)
Ashland
16 Immanuel Episcopal Church
May 23, 1996
(#96000577)
SR 606, 1.7 mi. E of jct. with US 360
37°38′35″N 77°12′59″W / 37.643056°N 77.216389°W / 37.643056; -77.216389 (Immanuel Episcopal Church)
Mechanicsville
17 Laurel Meadow
July 7, 1995
(#95000827)
VA 643 E side, 0.2 mi. S of jct. with VA 627
37°38′00″N 77°20′12″W / 37.633333°N 77.336528°W / 37.633333; -77.336528 (Laurel Meadow)
Mechanicsville
18 Montpelier Historic District
May 16, 2002
(#02000517)
Roughly along Mountain Rd.
37°49′08″N 77°40′59″W / 37.818889°N 77.683056°W / 37.818889; -77.683056 (Montpelier Historic District)
Montpelier
19 Oak Forest
Oak Forest
August 23, 1999
(#99000964)
7400 Rural Point Rd.
37°40′35″N 77°21′07″W / 37.676389°N 77.351944°W / 37.676389; -77.351944 (Oak Forest)
Mechanicsville
20 Oakland
July 30, 1974
(#74002123)
N of Montpelier
37°52′20″N 77°39′42″W / 37.872222°N 77.661667°W / 37.872222; -77.661667 (Oakland)
Montpelier
21 Oakley Hill
Oakley Hill
May 19, 1994
(#94000459)
VA 156 S side, 2500 ft. W of jct. with VA 643
37°35′45″N 77°20′23″W / 37.595972°N 77.339722°W / 37.595972; -77.339722 (Oakley Hill)
Mechanicsville
22 Patrick Henry's Birthplace Archeological Site
August 2, 1982
(#82001819)
9620 Studley Farm Dr.
37°40′09″N 77°17′27″W / 37.669167°N 77.290833°W / 37.669167; -77.290833 (Patrick Henry's Birthplace Archeological Site)
Studley
23 Pine Slash
November 19, 1987
(#87001946)
VA 643
37°39′21″N 77°19′31″W / 37.655972°N 77.325278°W / 37.655972; -77.325278 (Pine Slash)
Studley
24 Randolph-Macon College Buildings
Randolph-Macon College Buildings
June 19, 1979
(#79003044)
Randolph-Macon College campus
37°45′38″N 77°28′47″W / 37.760556°N 77.479722°W / 37.760556; -77.479722 (Randolph-Macon College Buildings)
Ashland
25 Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
October 15, 1966
(#66000836)
E of Richmond
37°35′24″N 77°17′06″W / 37.590000°N 77.285000°W / 37.590000; -77.285000 (Richmond National Battlefield Park)
Richmond
26 Edmund Ruffin Plantation
October 15, 1966
(#66000837)
11 mi. NE of Richmond on U.S. 360
37°39′15″N 77°13′21″W / 37.654167°N 77.222500°W / 37.654167; -77.222500 (Edmund Ruffin Plantation)
Richmond Also known as Marlbourne
27 Rural Plains
Rural Plains
June 5, 1975
(#75002021)
6 mi. N of Mechanicsville off VA 606
37°39′39″N 77°20′49″W / 37.660833°N 77.346944°W / 37.660833; -77.346944 (Rural Plains)
Mechanicsville
28 St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
May 19, 1994
(#94000460)
Jct. of US 301 and VA 54, SW corner
37°45′56″N 77°22′15″W / 37.765694°N 77.370833°W / 37.765694; -77.370833 (St. Paul's Episcopal Church)
Hanover
29 Scotchtown
Scotchtown
October 15, 1966
(#66000835)
10 mi. NW of Ashland on VA 685
37°50′40″N 77°35′10″W / 37.844444°N 77.586111°W / 37.844444; -77.586111 (Scotchtown)
Ashland Also known as the Patrick Henry House
30 Selwyn
Selwyn
May 22, 2003
(#03000445)
6279 Powhite Farm Dr.
37°34′57″N 77°19′12″W / 37.582500°N 77.320000°W / 37.582500; -77.320000 (Selwyn)
Mechanicsville
31 Sharp's Oakland
January 24, 2002
(#01001514)
12308 Verdon Rd.
37°53′57″N 77°30′47″W / 37.899167°N 77.513194°W / 37.899167; -77.513194 (Sharp's Oakland)
Doswell
32 Slash Church
Slash Church
September 22, 1972
(#72001399)
VA 656, N of jct. with VA 657
37°43′10″N 77°24′52″W / 37.719306°N 77.414444°W / 37.719306; -77.414444 (Slash Church)
Ashland
33 Spring Green
December 31, 2002
(#02000316)
2160 Old Church Rd.
37°37′50″N 77°10′21″W / 37.630556°N 77.172500°W / 37.630556; -77.172500 (Spring Green)
Mechanicsville
34 Springfield
August 16, 1994
(#94000990)
VA 631 S side, 0.4 mi. SW of jct. with VA 671
37°51′57″N 77°36′47″W / 37.865833°N 77.613056°W / 37.865833; -77.613056 (Springfield)
Coatesville
35 Sycamore Tavern
Sycamore Tavern
July 24, 1974
(#74002124)
W of U.S. 33
37°49′23″N 77°41′14″W / 37.822917°N 77.687361°W / 37.822917; -77.687361 (Sycamore Tavern)
Montpelier
36 The Tavern at Old Church
May 16, 2016
(#16000260)
3350-3360 Old Church Rd.
37°38′41″N 77°13′17″W / 37.644722°N 77.221389°W / 37.644722; -77.221389 (The Tavern at Old Church)
Mechanicsville
37 Totomoi
December 12, 1976
(#76002108)
W of Studley on VA 643
37°40′08″N 77°22′19″W / 37.668889°N 77.371944°W / 37.668889; -77.371944 (Totomoi)
Studley
38 Trinity Church
December 27, 1990
(#90001923)
Jct. of VA 738 and VA 658
37°54′04″N 77°37′56″W / 37.901111°N 77.632222°W / 37.901111; -77.632222 (Trinity Church)
Beaverdam
39 Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls
October 7, 2016
(#15000926)
11391 Barrett Center Rd.
37°42′39″N 77°21′42″W / 37.710947°N 77.361564°W / 37.710947; -77.361564 (Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls)
Mechanicsville
40 Williamsville
November 18, 1985
(#85002915)
Off VA 615
37°41′50″N 77°18′23″W / 37.697222°N 77.306389°W / 37.697222; -77.306389 (Williamsville)
Studley
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