Blackstone Historic District

Blackstone Historic District is a national historic district located at Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia. It encompasses 272 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the town of Blackstone. They include residential and commercial structures dating from the late-18th to early-20th centuries. They include notable examples of the Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Romanesque styles. Notable buildings include the former Blackstone College for Girls (1922), First National Bank, Thomas M. Dillard House, Richmond F. Dillard House, Blackstone Public School Complex, Bagley House (1911), James D. Crawley House (1903), Blackstone Baptist Church (1907), Crenshaw United Methodist Church (1903), St. Luke's Episcopal Church (1916), and Blackstone Presbyterian Church (1901). The James D. Crawley House was designed by J. E. McDaniel, who was a local architect. Located in the district is the separately listed Schwartz Tavern. [3]

Blackstone Historic District
110 S. Main Street, listed as part of the District, seen in April, 2015
LocationRoughly bounded by Mann, Dillard, Tavern, S. High, Oak, Eighth and Freeman Sts. and the Norfolk and Western RR tracks, Blackstone, Virginia
Coordinates37°4′29″N 78°00′13″W
Area208 acres (84 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.90002174[1]
VLR No.142-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1991
Designated VLRFebruary 20, 1990[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

  • Blackstone Contributing Buildings
  • Crenshaw United Methodist Church
  • Thomas M. Dillard House
  • James D. Crawley House
  • Federal Post Office
  • Romanesque Baptist Church built in 1907
  • Seay’s Park is the site of businessman Haney H. Seay’s residence. The Seay home used as the Blackstone Day School in the 1960s., and then part of Kenston Forest School. It was eventually torn down in the 1970s. The house was demolished in the early 1970s.
  • The Town Library in a 1915 Colonial Revival House
  • St Luke’s Episcopal Church with Gothic Revival Architecture built in 1898

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. James E. Wootton and David A. Edwards (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blackstone Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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