National Register of Historic Places listings in Nelson County, Virginia

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

Location of Nelson County in 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 26 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 January 29, 2021.[2]

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″N 78°44′59″W	Wingina
2	Bon Aire	Bon Aire	July 30, 1980 (#80004203)	East of Shipman on Cabell Rd. 37°40′53″N 78°43′11″W	Shipman
3	Edgewood	Edgewood	May 2, 2006 (#06000354)	3008 Warminster Dr. 37°41′21″N 78°42′23″W	Wingina
4	Elk Hill	Elk Hill	March 27, 2007 (#07000220)	511 State Route 151 37°52′37″N 78°54′38″W	Nellysford
5	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″N 78°50′24″W	Greenwood	Boundaries modified on February 8, 2016. Extends into Albemarle and Augusta counties
6	Haines Chapel and Cemetery	Haines Chapel and Cemetery	February 10, 2014 (#13001174)	2600 State Route 56 37°53′19″N 79°09′16″W	Vesuvius	Extends into Rockbridge County
7	Lovingston High School	Lovingston High School	June 23, 2003 (#03000567)	8445 U.S. Route 29 37°45′01″N 78°52′47″W	Lovingston
8	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″N 78°52′15″W	Lovingston
9	Mill Hill	Mill Hill	January 14, 2019 (#100003310)	524 Winery Rd. 37°52′43″N 78°55′36″W	Roseland
10	Mitchell's Brick House Tavern	Mitchell's Brick House Tavern	May 3, 2006 (#06000355)	5365 U.S. Route 29 37°42′56″N 78°54′44″W	Arrington
11	Montezuma	Montezuma	July 30, 1980 (#80004202)	Northeast of Norwood on Norwood Rd. 37°38′55″N 78°48′04″W	Norwood
12	Nelson County Courthouse	Nelson County Courthouse	May 17, 1973 (#73002041)	Off U.S. Route 29 37°45′36″N 78°52′09″W	Lovingston
13	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″N 78°47′39″W	Wingina
14	Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass	Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass	April 15, 1978 (#78003033)	Southwest of Shipman on Wilson Rd. 37°42′12″N 78°52′15″W	Shipman
15	Pharsalia	Pharsalia	June 3, 2009 (#09000395)	2325 Pharsalia Rd. 37°48′05″N 79°01′41″W	Tyro
16	River Bluff	River Bluff	July 30, 1980 (#80004205)	South of Wintergreen on State Route 151 37°52′49″N 78°54′38″W	Wintergreen
17	Riverside Farm	Riverside Farm	February 2, 2016 (#15001040)	6840 State Route 151 37°45′09″N 78°59′14″W	Roseland
18	Rock Cliff	Rock Cliff	December 22, 2015 (#15000927)	12615 Norwood Rd. 37°38′29″N 78°44′37″W	Wingina
19	Schuyler Historic District	Schuyler Historic District	March 21, 2007 (#07000195)	Crossroads of Schuyler Rd., Salem Rd., and Rockfish River Rd. 37°47′29″N 78°42′06″W	Schuyler
20	Soldier's Joy	Soldier's Joy	November 28, 1980 (#80004204)	Southeast of Shipman on Norwood Rd. 37°38′32″N 78°43′56″W	Wingina
21	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″N 78°51′58″W	Nellysford
22	Swannanoa	Swannanoa	October 1, 1969 (#69000221)	West of the junction of U.S. Route 250 and the Howardsville Turnpike 38°01′41″N 78°52′08″W	Waynesboro	Extends into Augusta County
23	Tyro Mill	Tyro Mill	August 30, 2006 (#06000749)	State Route 56 37°49′06″N 79°00′19″W	Tyro
24	Wintergreen Country Store	Wintergreen Country Store	November 9, 2005 (#05001233)	1368 State Route 151, at the Spruce Creek Ln. junction 37°53′07″N 78°53′56″W	Nellysford
25	Major James Woods House	Major James Woods House	December 24, 2013 (#13000991)	3042 State Route 151 37°53′27″N 78°52′12″W	Nellysford
26	Woodson's Mill	Woodson's Mill	December 17, 1992 (#92001703)	Lowesville Rd. east of its junction with Woodson Rd. 37°43′04″N 79°03′41″W	Lowesville

Former listing

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	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 Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
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.