Thursday, January 24, 2008

Local Neighborhoods Added To VA's List Of Historic Districts


The Martha Jefferson neighborhood in Charlottesville was added to Virginia's list of historic districts recently.

Also, a lot of southern Albemarle County was placed in a large rural historic district and the federal government recognized it as a place of importance, so it will be included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Read more in this article from DailyProgress.com:

http://dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173353847026&path=!news


National Register of Historic Places' web site: http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/

Virginia Department of Historic Resources web site: http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register.htm

Karen
www.move2va.com