{"nrhp_refnum":"11001070","name":"Flint Hill Historic District","other_names":["DHR File Number: 078-5018"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of US 522, Fodderstack, Crest Hill, & Ben Venue Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Flint Hill","county":"Rappahannock County","state":"VA","lat":38.76895527050007,"lon":-78.09978935449809,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-01-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Exploration/Settlement","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A linear crossroads village historic district in northern Rappahannock County, Virginia, lining Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. Route 522) and covering 115.6 acres. It includes dwellings, commercial buildings, churches, cemeteries and farm outbuildings dating from about 1742 to about 1950.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its role in commerce, exploration/settlement, transportation and architecture. It grew from a mid-18th-century crossroads community with a tavern and craft shops into a village formally established in 1843. Its buildings show vernacular traditions alongside Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival detailing.","narrative":"Flint Hill is a small linear village in northern Rappahannock County, Virginia, strung along Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. Route 522) at a crossroads with Fodderstack, Crest Hill and Ben Venue Roads. The historic district covers 115.6 acres and holds 127 contributing resources, including houses, shops, churches, cemeteries, a school and farm outbuildings, set within a rural landscape with views of the Blue Ridge. Settlement began around 1742 with a tanyard, blacksmith and wheelwright shops and a log tavern, and the village was formally established in 1843. The oldest surviving building is the log section of Althea Terrace, later updated in the Greek Revival style. Other buildings show Federal, Italianate, Craftsman and Colonial Revival influences, often applied to older vernacular houses as the village prospered, notably through orchards. Listing recognizes the village's commercial and transportation role and its architecture, spanning roughly 1742 to 1950.","period_of_significance":"circa 1742 - circa 1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal; Greek Revival; Gothic Revival; Italianate; Colonial Revival; Classical Revival; Tudor Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman (mostly vernacular interpretations)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Many buildings remain in use as dwellings, shops, a post office, schools and churches; some have been altered, and later infill includes a 1987 bank.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.532421-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/6828/41682843/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/11001070.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11001070/e825922327-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11001070/e825922327-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kubigula","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flint_Hill,_VA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Kubigula</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:Flint_Hill,_VA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682843","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_Hill,_Rappahannock_County,_Virginia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5459517"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/rappahannock-county/flint-hill-historic-district-11001070/"}