Folly Castle Historic District

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Folly Castle Historic District
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Folly Castle, December 2009
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LocationPerry and W. Washington Sts.; 235-618 Washington, 235-580 Hinton, 15-37 Guarantee, 18-115 Lafayette and 18-42 Perry Sts.; Roughly along South St. from Commerce St. to Farmer St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′36″N77°24′36″W / 37.22667°N 77.41000°W / 37.22667; -77.41000
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1763 (1763)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 80004313, 92000343 (Boundary Increase), 99001605 (Boundary Increase) [1]
VLR No.123-0096
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1980, April 14, 1992 (Boundary Increase), January 10, 2000 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRFebruary 26, 1979; June 19, 1992, June 16, 1999 [2]

Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 189 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg. It includes a varied collection of late 18th-and 19th-century houses and includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Georgian, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Federal style architecture. Notable buildings include Folly Castle / Peter Jones V residence (1763, 1865-1885), McIlwaine-Friend residence (1856-1858), Rambout-Donnan residence (c. 1780-1790), former Petersburg High School (1917-1918), Donnan House (c. 1810), First Baptist Church (1928), Couch House (1850s), and St. John's Episcopal Church (1897). Located in the district and separately listed are the Second Presbyterian Church and Strawberry Hill. [3] [4] [5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with boundary increases in 1992 and 2000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Folly Castle Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived December 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Dianne Pierce (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Folly Castle Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
  5. A. Neville (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Folly Castle Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.