{"nrhp_refnum":"02000368","name":"Port Republic Road Historic District","other_names":["DHR file no. 136-5059"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Alpha, Beta, Elkton Sts., Fairview Ave., Fontaine St., Minden Pl., Port Republic Rd., Riverside Dr. and Shiloh Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waynesboro (Independent City)","county":"Waynesboro","state":"VA","lat":38.07274309400006,"lon":-78.8864564335235,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-04-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly thirty-five-acre historic neighborhood in Waynesboro, Virginia, north of the CSX railroad line and west of the South River, centered on Port Republic Road and its side streets. It holds 122 resources, mostly houses, plus churches, commercial buildings and meeting halls.","why_significant":"The visible text does not include the Section 8 statement of significance, so the exact argument is not available. The inventory ties the district to Waynesboro's African American community, citing Shiloh Baptist Church, Tarry's Hotel, the Rosenwald School effort and the work of African American contractor Jacob Fuller. It also shows a range of building types and styles from the early 19th century to about 1950.","narrative":"Port Republic Road Historic District is a compact residential neighborhood of about thirty-five acres in Waynesboro, Virginia, lying north of the railroad tracks and west of the South River. Port Republic Road runs the length of the district, with shorter streets such as Alpha, Beta, Elkton, Fairview, Fontaine and Riverside crossing it. Of 122 resources, 85 contribute to its character. Most are modest frame houses from the 1910s to about 1950, along with garages, sheds, commercial buildings, churches and meeting halls. Earlier survivors include the brick John Crouse House, begun in the 1810s. The area is closely tied to the city's African American community. Shiloh Baptist Church, built in 1924 under the Rev. Clinton H. Harris, anchors the neighborhood. Tarry's Hotel, built in 1940, served African American servicemen during World War II. Contractor Jacob Fuller built several houses and the church, and a row of 1920s Elkton Avenue rental houses and stone-veneered Craftsman homes show the range of local building.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Jacob (Jake) Fuller, African American contractor, built several houses and Shiloh Baptist Church; Vassar Tarry built Tarry's Hotel","architectural_style":"Federal, Italianate, Late Victorian, Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Modern Movement, No Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Contains 85 contributing and 37 noncontributing resources; some houses have been altered with replacement siding and windows, and one house was being remodeled in 2001.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.83541-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/6840/41684089/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000368.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000368/b3e9a20d16-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000368/b3e9a20d16-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Gshamilton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiloh_Baptist_Church-cropped.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Gshamilton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiloh_Baptist_Church-cropped.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684089","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Republic_Road_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7230881"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/waynesboro/port-republic-road-historic-district-02000368/"}