{"nrhp_refnum":"99001500","name":"Batesville Historic District","other_names":["DHR File No. 002-2212"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Jct. of Co. Rds. 692 and 635","address_restricted":false,"city":"Batesville","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":37.99648408850007,"lon":-78.72511381639967,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Transportation","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural crossroads community historic district at the intersection of County Routes 692 and 635 in Batesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, with 44 buildings (33 contributing, 11 noncontributing) dating from about 1800 through the early twentieth century.","why_significant":"The district is described as one of the earliest surviving crossroads communities in Albemarle County, with very few intrusive non-contributing buildings or unsympathetic alterations. Its houses, stores, churches and school illustrate Virginia's architectural trends from Federal through Colonial Revival. It shows the long development of the community from the early nineteenth century through the first three decades of the twentieth century.","narrative":"Batesville is a small crossroads community in Albemarle County, Virginia, where County Routes 692 (Plank Road) and 635 meet. Its buildings line both roads in a linear pattern between ridges to the north and south. The district holds 44 buildings, of which 33 contribute to its character. Dwellings range from the early nineteenth century, including the Federal-style Walters-Page House of about 1800 and a log house, to simple Folk National and Folk Victorian frame houses. Two brick Greek Revival churches, Mount Ed Baptist and Batesville Methodist, date to the mid-nineteenth century. Commercial buildings such as Page's Store, the Colonial Revival house Castlebrook and the Classical Revival Batesville Elementary School of 1922 represent later growth. Most buildings remain in good condition with few alterations, and few intrusions have occurred. The district was listed because it is one of the earliest surviving crossroads communities in the county and shows development from the early 1800s through the 1920s and 1930s.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Folk National, Folk Victorian","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Most buildings are described as in good condition with few alterations; the current functions include single dwellings, a department store and religious facilities. A few individual buildings, such as the Smith-Joseph House and the Baber-Pugh Store, are described as abandoned.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.930031-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/6793/41679391/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/99001500.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001500/8747c56a8e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001500/8747c56a8e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Batesville_general_store_and_post_office_22924.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Batesville_general_store_and_post_office_22924.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679391","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batesville_Historic_District_(Batesville,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4868854"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/batesville-historic-district-99001500/"}