National Historic Landmark - Green Springs Historic District

This exceptionally fertile area of Piedmont Virginia survives as a viable rural neighborhood composed of flourishing historic estates. The residential and farm buildings of the District represent over two hundred years of flourishing historic estates.

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National Historic Landmark - Fort Myer Historic District

Dating from the turn of the century, Fort Myer was the site of the earliest experiments in military aviation conducted by the Wright Brothers in 1908. Since 1909 Quarters 1 (1899) on "Generals Row" has been the home of the ...

National Historic Landmark - Bremo Historic District

This group of 19th-century houses and farm buildings is significant as an architectural and social document. The main brick residence has Palladian architectural features popularized by Thomas Jefferson, whose advice was sought on the building plans. Two other main 19th-century ...

National Historic Landmark - Alexandria Historic District

From the mid-18th century until the Civil War, Alexandria was the principal seaport and the commercial center of northern Virginia. The District contains significant examples of Colonial and Federal urban architecture. Interspersed among rows of modest houses are more imposing ...

National Historic Landmark - Port Gamble Historic District

One of the earliest and most important lumber-producing centers on the Pacific Coast. Still active, with a variety of architectural styles, Port Gamble exemplifies the mid-19th century company-owned town.

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National Historic Landmark - Matewan Historic District

The Matewan Historic District is exceptionally significant in the history of labor organization in America. It was the scene of the "Matewan Battle" of May 19, 1920 where coal company officials tried to remove union workers from company housing. The ...

National Historic Landmark-Elkins Coal & Coke Co. Historic District

The Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District consists of 140 beehive coke ovens that were the nation's last known operating beehive ovens. The coke Elkins produced was essential for the production of iron and steel.

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National Historic Landmark - Davis & Elkins Historic District

Halliehurst and Graceland, a pair of mansions on the grounds of Davis and Elkins College, are the key surviving buildings associated respectively with two of the Gilded Age's most important business and political figures, Stephen Benton Elkins and Henry Gassaway ...

National Historic Landmark - Silver Mound Archeological District

This site is nationally significant for its role in the initial settlement of North America. The first Americans explored an expansive stretch of land with no prior knowledge of the landscape. Because of the need to locate resources within this ...

National Historic Landmark - Namur Historic District

Located in northeastern Wisconsin, this area contains the Nation's largest known concentration of Belgian-influenced farmsteads, other rural buildings, and landscapes features. Namur is a lively ethnic enclave where French is still spoken with a Walloon accent, and where the heritage ...