National Register of Historic Places listings in Nelson County, Virginia

Location of Nelson County in Virginia

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nelson 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. ^[1]

There are 28 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 28, 2023. ^[2]

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Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Arrowhead	Arrowhead	April 15, 2019 (#100003613)	115 Arrowhead Ln. 37°38′32″N78°44′59″W / 37.642222°N 78.749861°W / 37.642222; -78.749861 (Arrowhead)	Wingina
2	Blue Ridge Tunnel	Blue Ridge Tunnel	April 25, 2023 (#100008324)	215 Afton Depot Ln. 38°02′18″N78°51′45″W / 38.0383°N 78.8625°W / 38.0383; -78.8625 (Blue Ridge Tunnel)	Afton vicinity
3	Bon Aire	Bon Aire	July 30, 1980 (#80004203)	East of Shipman on Cabell Rd. 37°40′53″N78°43′11″W / 37.681250°N 78.719722°W / 37.681250; -78.719722 (Bon Aire)	Shipman
4	Edgewood	Edgewood	May 2, 2006 (#06000354)	3008 Warminster Dr. 37°41′21″N78°42′23″W / 37.689167°N 78.706389°W / 37.689167; -78.706389 (Edgewood)	Wingina
5	Elk Hill	Elk Hill	March 27, 2007 (#07000220)	511 State Route 151 37°52′37″N78°54′38″W / 37.877083°N 78.910694°W / 37.877083; -78.910694 (Elk Hill)	Nellysford
6	Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District	Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District	May 6, 2011 (#11000258)	Roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) to 7 miles (11 km) north and south of Interstate 64 38°01′56″N78°50′24″W / 38.032222°N 78.840000°W / 38.032222; -78.840000 (Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District)	Greenwood	Boundaries modified on February 8, 2016. Extends into Albemarle and Augusta counties
7	Haines Chapel and Cemetery	Haines Chapel and Cemetery	February 10, 2014 (#13001174)	2600 State Route 56 37°53′19″N79°09′16″W / 37.888611°N 79.154583°W / 37.888611; -79.154583 (Haines Chapel and Cemetery)	Vesuvius	Extends into Rockbridge County
8	Ryan Hall Elementary School		September 7, 2022 (#100008135)	71 Braddock Ln. 37°43′21″N78°51′09″W / 37.7225°N 78.8524°W / 37.7225; -78.8524 (Ryan Hall Elementary School)	Shipman
9	Lovingston High School	Lovingston High School	June 23, 2003 (#03000567)	8445 U.S. Route 29 37°45′01″N78°52′47″W / 37.750278°N 78.879722°W / 37.750278; -78.879722 (Lovingston High School)	Lovingston
10	Lovingston Historic District	Lovingston Historic District	November 9, 2005 (#05001232)	State Route 56 (Front St.) from Orchard Rd. in the north to Sunset Ln. in the south, parallel to U.S. Route 29 37°45′35″N78°52′15″W / 37.759722°N 78.870833°W / 37.759722; -78.870833 (Lovingston Historic District)	Lovingston
11	Mill Hill	Mill Hill	January 14, 2019 (#100003310)	524 Winery Rd. 37°52′43″N78°55′36″W / 37.878611°N 78.926667°W / 37.878611; -78.926667 (Mill Hill)	Roseland
12	Mitchell's Brick House Tavern	Mitchell's Brick House Tavern More images	May 3, 2006 (#06000355)	5365 U.S. Route 29 37°42′56″N78°54′44″W / 37.715556°N 78.912222°W / 37.715556; -78.912222 (Mitchell's Brick House Tavern)	Arrington
13	Montezuma	Montezuma	July 30, 1980 (#80004202)	Northeast of Norwood on Norwood Rd. 37°38′55″N78°48′04″W / 37.648611°N 78.801111°W / 37.648611; -78.801111 (Montezuma)	Norwood
14	Nelson County Courthouse	Nelson County Courthouse	May 17, 1973 (#73002041)	Off U.S. Route 29 37°45′36″N78°52′09″W / 37.760000°N 78.869167°W / 37.760000; -78.869167 (Nelson County Courthouse)	Lovingston
15	Norwood-Wingina Rural Historic District	Norwood-Wingina Rural Historic District	August 20, 2019 (#100004305)	Arrowhead Ln., Capel Ln., Findlay Gap Rd., James River Rd., Norwood Rd., Pine Hill Ln., Round Top Ln., Taylors Store Loop, Union Hill Rd., Variety Mills Rd. 37°38′54″N78°47′39″W / 37.6484°N 78.7941°W / 37.6484; -78.7941 (Norwood-Wingina Rural Historic District)	Wingina
16	Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass	Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass	April 15, 1978 (#78003033)	Southwest of Shipman on Wilson Rd. 37°42′12″N78°52′15″W / 37.703333°N 78.870833°W / 37.703333; -78.870833 (Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass)	Shipman
17	Pharsalia	Pharsalia	June 3, 2009 (#09000395)	2325 Pharsalia Rd. 37°48′05″N79°01′41″W / 37.801389°N 79.028056°W / 37.801389; -79.028056 (Pharsalia)	Tyro
18	River Bluff	River Bluff	July 30, 1980 (#80004205)	South of Wintergreen on State Route 151 37°52′49″N78°54′38″W / 37.880278°N 78.910694°W / 37.880278; -78.910694 (River Bluff)	Wintergreen
19	Riverside Farm	Riverside Farm	February 2, 2016 (#15001040)	6840 State Route 151 37°45′09″N78°59′14″W / 37.752500°N 78.987361°W / 37.752500; -78.987361 (Riverside Farm)	Roseland
20	Rock Cliff	Rock Cliff	December 22, 2015 (#15000927)	12615 Norwood Rd. 37°38′29″N78°44′37″W / 37.641389°N 78.743611°W / 37.641389; -78.743611 (Rock Cliff)	Wingina
21	Schuyler Historic District	Schuyler Historic District	March 21, 2007 (#07000195)	Crossroads of Schuyler Rd., Salem Rd., and Rockfish River Rd. 37°47′29″N78°42′06″W / 37.791389°N 78.701667°W / 37.791389; -78.701667 (Schuyler Historic District)	Schuyler
22	Soldier's Joy	Soldier's Joy	November 28, 1980 (#80004204)	Southeast of Shipman on Norwood Rd. 37°38′32″N78°43′56″W / 37.642361°N 78.732222°W / 37.642361; -78.732222 (Soldier's Joy)	Wingina
23	South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District	South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District	August 15, 2016 (#16000534)	State Route 151 and feeder roads 37°53′42″N78°51′58″W / 37.895000°N 78.866111°W / 37.895000; -78.866111 (South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District)	Nellysford
24	Swannanoa	Swannanoa More images	October 1, 1969 (#69000221)	West of the junction of U.S. Route 250 and the Howardsville Turnpike 38°01′41″N78°52′08″W / 38.028056°N 78.868889°W / 38.028056; -78.868889 (Swannanoa)	Waynesboro	Extends into Augusta County
25	Tyro Mill	Tyro Mill	August 30, 2006 (#06000749)	State Route 56 37°49′06″N79°00′19″W / 37.818333°N 79.005278°W / 37.818333; -79.005278 (Tyro Mill)	Tyro
26	Wintergreen Country Store	Wintergreen Country Store	November 9, 2005 (#05001233)	1368 State Route 151, at the Spruce Creek Ln. junction 37°53′07″N78°53′56″W / 37.885278°N 78.898889°W / 37.885278; -78.898889 (Wintergreen Country Store)	Nellysford
27	Major James Woods House	Major James Woods House	December 24, 2013 (#13000991)	3042 State Route 151 37°53′27″N78°52′12″W / 37.890972°N 78.870000°W / 37.890972; -78.870000 (Major James Woods House)	Nellysford
28	Woodson's Mill	Woodson's Mill More images	December 17, 1992 (#92001703)	Lowesville Rd. east of its junction with Woodson Rd. 37°43′04″N79°03′41″W / 37.717639°N 79.061389°W / 37.717639; -79.061389 (Woodson's Mill)	Lowesville

Former listing

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Midway Mill	Midway Mill	April 11, 1973 (#73002042)	March 19, 2001	On the James River at the end of Midway Mills Ln.	Midway Mills	Demolished in 1998

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia

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 April 28, 2023.
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. 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.