Federal Hill Historic District

Federal Hill is a dozen-block residential neighborhood on one of Lynchburg's seven hills, set apart from the commercial area by a deep valley. Its tree-shaded streets keep early patterned brick sidewalks, slate walks, granite curbs and iron fences. Mostly free-standing brick and frame houses of similar scale line the grid, dating from the early 19th century to the early 20th. The district's most prized buildings are a group of Federal-style brick townhouses, many built before the area was annexed from Campbell County in 1819, including the Ford, Carrington, Otey and Holcombe houses. Later additions include the Greek Revival Winfree and Langhorne houses, three French Second Empire houses on Harrison Street, and many frame houses with Eastlake porches. Merchants and civic leaders, rather than industrialists, were the typical residents. The 8th Street Baptist Church of 1899 and the former Frank Roane School add notable non-residential architecture. The mix of styles, held together by consistent scale and massing, gives the district its character.