Petersburg National Battlefield
Why it's listed
Petersburg National Battlefield, also referred to as Petersburg National Battlefield Park, is a historic district in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. The surviving file lacks the original nomination form, photographs and map, so its description and statement of significance are not available here. What remains is correspondence from 1980 about a proposed public housing project on Hickory Hill Road. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer determined that the project would adversely affect the battlefield. A Memorandum of Agreement, ratified in December 1980, set conditions to reduce that harm. It required an archeological survey before construction and a data recovery program if significant resources could not be preserved in place. It also called for a landscaping plan to limit visual impact and preserve the park's setting, and gave the National Park Service a chance to review plans for stormwater runoff.
Significance in brief: The file does not include the nomination narrative, so no statement of significance is available. The surviving papers are Section 106 review correspondence and a Memorandum of Agreement. They treat the battlefield as a listed property that a proposed public housing project would affect adversely.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 66000831, listed October 15, 1966. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | SE, S, and SW of Petersburg, Petersburg |
|---|---|
| County | Dinwiddie County |
| Listed | October 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000831 |
| Resource type | District |
| Areas of significance | Military |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | A 1980 federal review found that a proposed public housing project would adversely affect the battlefield. A Memorandum of Agreement set mitigation measures for it. |
| Acreage | 2735.4 |
| Coordinates | 37.23627, -77.35901 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 66000831.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7178190
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.