National Register of Historic Places listings in Petersburg, Virginia

Location of Petersburg in Virginia

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Petersburg, 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 44 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 9, 2024. ^[2]

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Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register [4]	Image	Date listed [5]	Location	Description
1	Appomattox Iron Works	Appomattox Iron Works More images	August 11, 1976 (#76002226)	20-28 Old St. 37°13′58″N77°24′22″W / 37.232778°N 77.406111°W / 37.232778; -77.406111 (Appomattox Iron Works)
2	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District	August 27, 2009 (#09000665)	200-300 W. Washington, 4-42 S. Market, 100-100 Perry, the 200-300 blocks of W. Wythe, and the 200 block of Brown Sts. 37°13′28″N77°24′29″W / 37.224444°N 77.408056°W / 37.224444; -77.408056 (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Commercial and Industrial Historic District)
3	Battersea	Battersea More images	November 12, 1969 (#69000344)	1289 Upper Appomattox St. 37°13′32″N77°25′42″W / 37.225556°N 77.428333°W / 37.225556; -77.428333 (Battersea)
4	Blandford Cemetery	Blandford Cemetery More images	October 15, 1992 (#92001371)	319 S. Crater Rd. 37°13′33″N77°22′50″W / 37.225833°N 77.380556°W / 37.225833; -77.380556 (Blandford Cemetery)	Burial ground for 30,000 Confederates killed in the siege of Petersburg (1864-1865); one of several sites claiming to have celebrated the first Memorial Day ceremony, in 1866, in the United States
5	Blandford Church	Blandford Church More images	May 31, 1972 (#72001513)	319 S. Crater Rd. 37°13′34″N77°23′15″W / 37.226111°N 77.387500°W / 37.226111; -77.387500 (Blandford Church)
6	Anna P. Bolling Junior High School	Anna P. Bolling Junior High School	October 30, 1998 (#98001316)	35 W. Fillmore St. 37°13′19″N77°24′09″W / 37.221944°N 77.402500°W / 37.221944; -77.402500 (Anna P. Bolling Junior High School)
7	Byrne Street USO Club		May 27, 2022 (#100007780)	464 Byrne St. 37°13′12″N77°24′15″W / 37.2199°N 77.4041°W / 37.2199; -77.4041 (Byrne Street USO Club)
8	Centre Hill	Centre Hill	December 27, 1972 (#72001514)	Center Hill Lane 37°13′50″N77°24′05″W / 37.230556°N 77.401389°W / 37.230556; -77.401389 (Centre Hill)
9	Centre Hill Historic District	Centre Hill Historic District	June 13, 1986 (#86001277)	Henry, N. Adams, N. Jefferson, Franklin, and E. Washington Sts., Centre Hill Ct., and Centre Hill Ave. 37°13′46″N77°24′00″W / 37.229444°N 77.400000°W / 37.229444; -77.400000 (Centre Hill Historic District)
10	Christ and Grace Episcopal Church	Christ and Grace Episcopal Church	February 27, 2020 (#100005011)	1545 South Sycamore St. 37°12′42″N77°23′48″W / 37.2116°N 77.3967°W / 37.2116; -77.3967 (Christ and Grace Episcopal Church)
11	City Market	City Market More images	June 11, 1969 (#69000345)	Rock, W. Old and River Sts., and Cockade Alley 37°14′00″N77°24′15″W / 37.233333°N 77.404167°W / 37.233333; -77.404167 (City Market)
12	Cohen House	Cohen House	November 1, 2007 (#07001141)	32 S. Adams St. 37°13′37″N77°24′06″W / 37.226806°N 77.401667°W / 37.226806; -77.401667 (Cohen House)
13	Commerce Street Industrial Historic District	Commerce Street Industrial Historic District	September 12, 2008 (#08000870)	Commerce, Upper Appomattox, West, Dunlop, and South Sts. 37°13′32″N77°25′12″W / 37.225556°N 77.420000°W / 37.225556; -77.420000 (Commerce Street Industrial Historic District)
14	Exchange Building	Exchange Building More images	June 11, 1969 (#69000322)	15-19 W. Bank St. 37°13′55″N77°24′20″W / 37.231944°N 77.405556°W / 37.231944; -77.405556 (Exchange Building)
15	Farmers' Bank	Farmers' Bank	April 13, 1972 (#72001515)	Northwestern corner of Bollingbrook St. and Cockade Alley 37°13′58″N77°24′15″W / 37.232778°N 77.404167°W / 37.232778; -77.404167 (Farmers' Bank)
16	Folly Castle Historic District	Folly Castle Historic District	July 16, 1980 (#80004313)	Perry and W. Washington Sts.; also 235-618 Washington, 235-580 Hinton, 15-37 Guarantee, 18-115 Lafayette, and 18-42 Perry Sts.; also roughly along South St. from Commerce St. to Farmer St. 37°13′37″N77°24′34″W / 37.226944°N 77.409444°W / 37.226944; -77.409444 (Folly Castle Historic District)	Second and third sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of April 14, 1992 and January 10, 2000
17	Nathaniel Friend House	Nathaniel Friend House More images	August 11, 1976 (#76002227)	27-29 Bollingbrook St. 37°13′58″N77°24′14″W / 37.232778°N 77.403889°W / 37.232778; -77.403889 (Nathaniel Friend House)
18	Halifax Triangle and Downtown Commercial Historic District	Halifax Triangle and Downtown Commercial Historic District	February 12, 2019 (#100002886)	Generally bounded by Washington, Adams, Sycamore, Halifax, Byrne, and Harrison Sts. 37°13′36″N77°24′11″W / 37.226667°N 77.403056°W / 37.226667; -77.403056 (Halifax Triangle and Downtown Commercial Historic District)
19	Jarratt House		September 5, 2023 (#100008693)	808-810 Logan St. 37°14′15″N77°23′56″W / 37.2376°N 77.3990°W / 37.2376; -77.3990 (Jarratt House)
20	Lee Memorial Park	Lee Memorial Park	August 14, 2000 (#00000896)	1832 Johnson Rd. 37°11′57″N77°24′24″W / 37.199167°N 77.406667°W / 37.199167; -77.406667 (Lee Memorial Park)
21	McIlwaine House	McIlwaine House	July 16, 1973 (#73002217)	Market Square at corner of Pelham and Cockade Alleys 37°14′00″N77°24′14″W / 37.233333°N 77.403889°W / 37.233333; -77.403889 (McIlwaine House)
22	William McKenney House	William McKenney House	December 6, 1990 (#90001830)	250 S. Sycamore St. 37°13′24″N77°24′07″W / 37.223333°N 77.401944°W / 37.223333; -77.401944 (William McKenney House)
23	North Battersea-Pride's Field Historic District	North Battersea-Pride's Field Historic District	May 26, 2005 (#05000475)	Roughly along the Appomattox River bank, McKenzie, W. High., Upper Appomattox Sts., from 1250 W. High to Fleet Sts. 37°13′36″N77°25′21″W / 37.226667°N 77.422500°W / 37.226667; -77.422500 (North Battersea-Pride's Field Historic District)
24	Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School	Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School	August 2, 2000 (#00000891)	Jones St. 37°13′04″N77°24′41″W / 37.217778°N 77.411389°W / 37.217778; -77.411389 (Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School)
25	People's Memorial Cemetery	People's Memorial Cemetery	March 28, 2008 (#08000245)	334 S. Crater Rd. 37°13′30″N77°23′20″W / 37.225000°N 77.388889°W / 37.225000; -77.388889 (People's Memorial Cemetery)
26	Petersburg City Hall	Petersburg City Hall More images	November 16, 1978 (#78003185)	129-141 N. Union St. 37°13′47″N77°24′19″W / 37.229722°N 77.405278°W / 37.229722; -77.405278 (Petersburg City Hall)
27	Petersburg Courthouse	Petersburg Courthouse More images	May 14, 1973 (#73002218)	Court House Sq. 37°13′51″N77°24′13″W / 37.230833°N 77.403611°W / 37.230833; -77.403611 (Petersburg Courthouse)
28	Petersburg Courthouse Historic District	Petersburg Courthouse Historic District	December 21, 1990 (#90001572)	Roughly bounded by W. Bank, N. Adams, W. Washington, and N. Market Sts. 37°13′49″N77°24′18″W / 37.230278°N 77.405000°W / 37.230278; -77.405000 (Petersburg Courthouse Historic District)
29	Petersburg Old Town Historic District	Petersburg Old Town Historic District More images	July 4, 1980 (#80004314)	U.S. Route 1 and State Route 36; also 241 4th St., 223-225 Henry St., and 230 and 316 E. Bank St. 37°13′55″N77°24′37″W / 37.231944°N 77.410278°W / 37.231944; -77.410278 (Petersburg Old Town Historic District)	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of September 12, 2008
30	Petersburg Trailways Bus Station	Petersburg Trailways Bus Station	September 29, 2015 (#15000680)	108 E. Washington St. 37°13′41″N77°24′05″W / 37.227917°N 77.401389°W / 37.227917; -77.401389 (Petersburg Trailways Bus Station)
31	Pocahontas Island Historic District	Pocahontas Island Historic District	November 3, 2006 (#06000977)	Pocahontas, Witten, Rolfe, Logan, and Sapony Sts. 37°14′12″N77°23′57″W / 37.236667°N 77.399167°W / 37.236667; -77.399167 (Pocahontas Island Historic District)
32	Poplar Lawn Historic District	Poplar Lawn Historic District	May 23, 1980 (#80004315)	Roughly bounded by Surrey Lane and St. Jefferson, Mars, and Harrison Sts.; also the junction of E. Wythe and S. Jefferson, from the southeastern section of the original historic district to Lieutenant Run, and along both sides of Harrison St. at its southwestern corner 37°13′27″N77°24′05″W / 37.224167°N 77.401389°W / 37.224167; -77.401389 (Poplar Lawn Historic District)	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of February 10, 2006
33	Saint Paul's Church	Saint Paul's Church	May 30, 1986 (#86001191)	102 N. Union St. 37°13′44″N77°24′20″W / 37.228889°N 77.405556°W / 37.228889; -77.405556 (Saint Paul's Church)
34	Second Presbyterian Church	Second Presbyterian Church	January 14, 1991 (#90002114)	419 W. Washington St. 37°13′37″N77°24′37″W / 37.226944°N 77.410278°W / 37.226944; -77.410278 (Second Presbyterian Church)
35	South Chappell Street Car Barn	South Chappell Street Car Barn	February 25, 2009 (#09000066)	124 South Chappell St. 37°13′12″N77°25′28″W / 37.220000°N 77.424444°W / 37.220000; -77.424444 (South Chappell Street Car Barn)
36	South Market Street Historic District	South Market Street Historic District	April 22, 1992 (#92000345)	S. Market St. from Washington St. to Halifax St. 37°13′30″N77°24′21″W / 37.225000°N 77.405833°W / 37.225000; -77.405833 (South Market Street Historic District)
37	Stewart-Hinton House	Stewart-Hinton House More images	January 14, 2004 (#03001437)	416 High St. 37°13′46″N77°24′41″W / 37.229306°N 77.411389°W / 37.229306; -77.411389 (Stewart-Hinton House)
38	Strawberry Hill	Strawberry Hill More images	December 23, 1974 (#74002239)	231-235-237 Hinton St. 37°13′43″N77°24′31″W / 37.228611°N 77.408611°W / 37.228611; -77.408611 (Strawberry Hill)
39	Sutherland House	Sutherland House	November 22, 2011 (#11000837)	606 Harding St. 37°13′04″N77°24′19″W / 37.217778°N 77.405278°W / 37.217778; -77.405278 (Sutherland House)
40	Tabb Street Presbyterian Church	Tabb Street Presbyterian Church More images	May 31, 1979 (#79003288)	21 W. Tabb St. 37°13′49″N77°24′19″W / 37.230278°N 77.405278°W / 37.230278; -77.405278 (Tabb Street Presbyterian Church)
41	Virginia Trunk & Bag Company	Virginia Trunk & Bag Company	December 23, 2009 (#09001157)	600 W. Wythe St. 37°13′28″N77°24′38″W / 37.224444°N 77.410556°W / 37.224444; -77.410556 (Virginia Trunk & Bag Company)
42	Thomas Wallace House	Thomas Wallace House	May 2, 1975 (#75002116)	Southwestern corner of Brown and S. Market Sts. 37°13′27″N77°24′22″W / 37.224167°N 77.406111°W / 37.224167; -77.406111 (Thomas Wallace House)
43	Walnut Hill Historic District		September 22, 2023 (#100008702)	Roughly bounded by Johnson Rd., North, East, and South Blvds., Mount Vernon, Fleur de Hundred, and East Tuckahoe Sts. 37°12′08″N77°23′46″W / 37.2021°N 77.3962°W / 37.2021; -77.3962 (Walnut Hill Historic District)
44	Washington Street Methodist Church	Washington Street Methodist Church	November 24, 1980 (#80004209)	14-24 E. Washington St. 37°13′40″N77°24′09″W / 37.227778°N 77.402500°W / 37.227778; -77.402500 (Washington Street Methodist Church)

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Chesterfield County, Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dinwiddie County, 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 February 9, 2024.
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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
5. 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.