Church, Clay, Court, Main Sts., roughly bounded by 5th through 13th Sts., Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Lynchburg.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 16, 2001. NRIS 01000853.
125 contributing buildings. 3 contributing structures. 3 contributing objects.
The Court House Hill–Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The area is situated on a promontory overlooking the Lower Basin Historic District on the south bank of the James River. The approximately 50-acre (200,000 m2) district is composed of relatively intact city blocks of religious, commercial, residential, and governmental buildings and structures ranging in date from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century. Buildings in the district represent a variety of styles from the different periods, including the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Eclectic, Craftsman, and Art Deco styles.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 and expanded in 2002 to also include the area between Madison and Harrison Streets and 5th and 7th Streets.
Some of the more notable contributing resources to this historic district include:
National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681757