{"nrhp_refnum":"02000510","name":"Appomattox Historic District","other_names":["VDHR File No. 165-5002"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly along High, Church, Highland, VA 131, Linden, Lee Grant, Oakleigh and Evergreen","address_restricted":false,"city":"Appomattox","county":"Appomattox County","state":"VA","lat":37.35190841100004,"lon":-78.82865457951502,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-05-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Education","Politics/Government","Law","Religion","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large historic district covering much of the town of Appomattox in Appomattox County, Virginia, including Courthouse Square, the commercial blocks around the railroad tracks and 1923 depot, and surrounding residential areas. It has 306 contributing and 144 non-contributing resources dating from the mid-19th century onward.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant under Criteria A and C for its role in the area's architecture, commerce, education, ethnic heritage, government, religion and transportation. The railroad shaped the town's growth, and the county seat moved here after the 1892 courthouse fire at Appomattox Court House. Its buildings show Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, commercial and other styles.","narrative":"Appomattox Historic District occupies a large part of the county seat of Appomattox County, Virginia. It includes Courthouse Square, the commercial blocks around the railroad tracks and the 1923 depot, and residential neighborhoods from the mid-19th century to the present. The railroad set the town's pattern, dividing it roughly in half and limiting the street grid. After the original 1846 courthouse at Clover Hill burned in 1892, a new courthouse and clerk's office were built beside the depot, and the county seat moved here. Fires in 1898 and 1923 destroyed parts of Main Street, which was rebuilt with brick commercial buildings. The district holds 306 contributing resources, including the 1892 Colonial Revival courthouse, the 1895-1897 jail now used as a museum, the Queen Anne Knickerbocker Hotel, churches, and homes in styles such as Queen Anne, Gothic Revival and Craftsman. Its period of significance runs from 1840 to 1950.","period_of_significance":"1840-1950","architect_builder":"Charles Robinson, architect; Claiborne and Taylor, architects/builders; Heard and Caldwell, architects; C. W. Hancock and Hardy, architects/builders; John R. Atwood, builder; George Blackwell, builder; M. L. Earman, builder","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century Gothic Revival; Late Victorian (Italianate, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake); Colonial Revival; Classical Revival; Tudor Revival; Prairie School; Commercial Style; Bungalow/Craftsman; I-house; International Style; Neo-Traditional","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Many buildings remain in use as courthouse, offices, shops, a museum, churches and homes; the 1923 depot has been renovated and the Knickerbocker Hotel is under restoration.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.441974-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/6795/41679562/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000510.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000510/4b5bc3b829-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000510/4b5bc3b829-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cecouchman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Appomattox_Historic_District_3754.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecouchman</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:Appomattox_Historic_District_3754.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679562","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appomattox_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4781659"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/appomattox-county/appomattox-historic-district-02000510/"}