Sebrell Rural Historic District

Roughly bounded by Nottoway R., Assamoosick Swamp & Old Hickory Rd., Sebrell, Virginia. County/parish: Southampton.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 27, 2013. NRIS 13000648.

112 contributing buildings. 3 contributing sites.

Also known as:

  • VDHR # 087-5552

From Wikipedia:

Sebrell Rural Historic District

The Sebrell Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Sebrell, Southampton County, Virginia. The district encompasses 112 contributing buildings and 3 contributing site sites near the historically African-American village of Sebrell. The buildings represent a variety of popular architectural styles including Georgian, Greek Revival, Queen Anne, and Italianate. They include residential, agricultural, commercial, governmental, and institutional buildings dating from the 18th to mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Jesse Little Plantation House, W.B. Simmons Farm, Snowden, Quarter Farm (c. 1749), Unity Rowes General Store, Davis and Clark Store, Sebrell United Methodist Church (1910), and the St. Mary's AME Mount Zion Church (1910).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

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