{"nrhp_refnum":"12000985","name":"Crozet Historic District","other_names":["VDHR File # 002-5087"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly Railroad, St. George, & Crozet Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crozet","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":38.068629622500055,"lon":-78.70518805283184,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of about 167 acres in Crozet, an unincorporated village in western Albemarle County, Virginia, centered on the crossroads of Three Notched Road and Crozet Avenue along the former C&O railroad. It includes 300 resources dating from the early 19th century to the present.","why_significant":"The district shows how a rural crossroads community grew around a railroad stop established in 1876 to serve the Miller Manual School. Its commercial, residential, religious and agricultural buildings reflect vernacular interpretations of popular styles and the village's role in the orchard industry. The form is truncated, so the full statement of significance and criteria are not visible.","narrative":"Crozet is an unincorporated village in western Albemarle County, Virginia, that grew up around a railroad stop. The historic district covers about 167 acres and 300 resources, with 227 contributing and 73 noncontributing. The rail stop opened in 1876 to serve the Miller Manual School, and a depot followed in 1877. A post office, churches, a hotel and stores soon appeared, and homes spread along St. George Avenue, Crozet Avenue, Blue Ridge Avenue and Tabor Street. The village never had a formal plat. It grew linearly along its main routes, with commercial buildings at the crossroads and larger residential lots at the edges. Surrounding apple and peach orchards fed a packing and shipping economy, reflected in the circa 1902 cooperage, a circa 1912 cold storage plant and the 1909 Crozet Hotel. The oldest building is Pleasant Green, a log-core house begun around 1815. Houses and businesses show local versions of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Victorian (Folk), Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Commercial Style, Post-Modern","criteria":[],"status_note":"Many buildings remain in use; the 1912 cold storage plant has been converted into a retirement home, and the district remains a mix of homes, businesses, schools and churches.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.663628-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/6792/41679245/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/12000985.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000985/aa0b21f2fc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000985/aa0b21f2fc-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._George_and_St._George_in_Crozet.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._George_and_St._George_in_Crozet.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679245","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crozet_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712220"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/crozet-historic-district-12000985/"}