The Federal Hill Historic District is a national

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located in

Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner John Lynch (1740–1820), John Lynch, the city's populati ...

. The district includes some one dozen residential blocks in the heart of Lynchburg spread over . The district's architecture consists primarily of free-standing brick or frame houses in a variety of styles but of harmonious scale. Included are three important French

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houses standing near one another on Harrison Street. There is also a notable assemblage of free-standing dwellings in architectural styles ranging in date from the early 19th century through the Edwardian styles of the early 20th century. There is an important collection of early

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-style townhouses. an
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in 1980.

Gallery

Image:Federal Hill House Dec 08.JPG, Federal Hill Historic District house, Lynchburg VA, December 2008 Image:Federal Hill Church Dec 08.JPG, Federal Hill Historic District, Eighth St. Baptist Church, Lynchburg VA, December 2008 Image:Federal Hill Houses Dec 08.JPG, Federal Hill Historic District houses, Lynchburg VA, December 2008

References

Historic districts in Lynchburg, Virginia Greek Revival architecture in Virginia Second Empire architecture in Virginia Queen Anne architecture in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Buildings and structures in Lynchburg, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Lynchburg, Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia {{LynchburgVA-NRHP-stub