Stuart Uptown Historic District

Stuart's uptown district covers about six acres at the junction of Main Street and Blue Ridge Street in Patrick County, Virginia. It began as the village of Taylorsville, which grew around the county courthouse after 1792, and was renamed Stuart when the railroad arrived and the town incorporated in 1884. The district centers on the brick courthouse of 1858/59, designed by C.Y. Thomas, with Greek Revival detailing later altered with Colonial Revival features. Nearby are the ca. 1911 Patrick County Bank, with its colossal columns, the Stuart Baptist Church, the Gothic Revival Methodist church, and a 1940 post office built by the Works Progress Administration. Main Street's one- and two-story brick shops include the 1938 Stuart Drug Store, the town's only commercial Art Deco building. The district was recognized for its local importance in government, commerce and architecture between 1858 and 1951. Of the buildings in the district, most contribute to its historic character, although some storefronts have been modernized.