Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia. It has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 30 countries. The college offers 35 majors, 57 minors and concentrations, and pre-professional programs. Roanoke awards bachelor's degrees in arts, science, and business administration and is one of 280 colleges with a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Lewisburg is a city in and the county seat of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,930 at the 2020 census.
Elizabeth Harden Gilmore (1909–1986) was a business leader and civil rights advocate.
The Virginia Governor's Mansion, better known as the Executive Mansion, is located in Richmond, Virginia, on Capitol Square and serves as the official residence of the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Designed by Alexander Parris, it is the oldest occupied governor's mansion in the United States. It has served as the home of Virginia governors and their families since 1813. This mansion is both a Virginia and a National Historic Landmark and has had a number of renovations and expansions during the 20th century.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in West Virginia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in every one of West Virginia's 55 counties.
Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Virginia listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, located at 203 North Amity St. in Baltimore, Maryland, is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s. The small unassuming structure, which was opened as a writer's house museum in 1949, is a typical row home. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.
Oliver S. Marshall was an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia Senate from 1st District in three terms from 1897 to 1901, 1905 to 1909, and 1913 to 1917. A member of the Republican Party, he served as President of the Senate from 1899 to 1901.
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic church in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The Nave of the current church was built in 1739 and is the sole colonial-era building which survived the various wars that Norfolk has witnessed. The church has played host to several different denominations throughout its history. Originally a Church of England parish, the building was home to a Baptist parish in the early-19th century and was finally converted back into an Episcopal church.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Henrico County, Virginia.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Randolph County, West Virginia.
The John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House, also known as the John Quincy Adams Young House, is a historic American saltbox house built in 1869 in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in the unincorporated Cedar Mill area of Washington County, Oregon, near Portland, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
The Col. James Graham House is a historic log cabin located on West Virginia Route 3 in Lowell, West Virginia. It was built in 1770 as a home for Col. James Graham, the first settler of Lowell, and his family. It was later the site of an Indian attack on the Graham family in 1777. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1976. The Graham House is the oldest multi-story log cabin in West Virginia. It is currently operating as a museum.
Gilmore House may refer to:
John Drinker was an American portrait artist.
Elizabeth Kunkel House is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907 and is a two-story, L-shaped, Late Victorian Gothic-style wood frame dwelling. It measures 40 feet wide and 50 feet deep, with a gable roof, and sits on a stone foundation. It features two steeply pitched Gothic dormers. Also on the property are an early-20th century frame smokehouse and storage building.
Beauchamp-Newman House, also known as the Alfred Beauchamp House and Beauchamp-Newman Museum, is a historic home located at Elizabeth, Wirt County, West Virginia. It was built in the 1830s, and is a two-story brick dwelling with hipped and gable roofs. The Beauchamp-Newman Museum, long known as the “Old Red Brick” is the oldest brick building in Elizabeth. It was built around 1835–40, by Alfred Beauchamp, grandson of the first settler in the community. It is believed that the bricks were made from local clay deposits on his land, probably by slaves. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. On May 23, 1848, the first meeting of the newly formed Wirt County courts met in this home. The museum is owned and operated by the Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter Daughters of American Pioneers.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Braxton County, West Virginia.
