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Schuyler Historic District

Coordinates: 37°47′33″N 78°41′54″W / 37.79250°N 78.69833°W / 37.79250; -78.69833
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Schuyler Historic District
The former Schuyler Christ Episcopal Church
Schuyler Historic District is located in Virginia
Schuyler Historic District
Schuyler Historic District is located in the United States
Schuyler Historic District
LocationCrossroads of Schuyler Rd., Salem Rd. and Rockfish River Rd., Schuyler, Virginia
Coordinates37°47′33″N 78°41′54″W / 37.79250°N 78.69833°W / 37.79250; -78.69833
ArchitectAndrew Bruce
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Italianate
NRHP reference No.07000195 [1]
VLR No.062-5002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 2007
Designated VLRJune 8, 2006[2]

The Schuyler Historic District is a national historic district located in Schuyler, Virginia. It comprises 563.9 acres (2.282 km2) and includes 138 primary resources dating from its settlement period of the 1840s through the mid-20th century. A primary component are eight soapstone quarries located in Schuyler, with eight additional located just over the Albemarle County line. It represents a cohesive industrial community with the majority of its dwellings representative of vernacular regional building traditions. There is an "Executive Row" of dwellings overlooked the centrally located soapstone company from atop a bluff, with other quarry focused neighborhoods fanned out along adjacent hilltops.[3]

One of the older churches in the area is Schuyler Baptist Church organized in 1905. The cornerstone for the present building was laid on August 17, 1907 at 2:00 PM by Rockfish Lodge Number 108 A. F. and A. M. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Schuyler Historic District. Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. November 21, 2008. and Accompanying photographs and Schuyler Historic District Map