The Lexington Historic District is a national historic district located at Lexington, Virginia. It includes 11 contributing buildings on and dates from 1823. It includes

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...

, Queen Anne, "Picturesque Cottage", and other architecture. Notable buildings include Washington Hall located on the campus of

Washington and Lee University , mottoeng = "Not Unmindful of the Future" , established = , type = Private liberal arts university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.092 billion (2021) , president = William C. Dudley , provost = Lena Hill , city = Lexington ...

, the

Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...

, Court House, Presbyterian Manse, Halestones, and The Castle. Located in the district are the separately listed Alexander-Withrow House, Barracks, Virginia Military Institute, the Stonewall Jackson House,

Lee Chapel University Chapel (formerly Lee Chapel) of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E. Lee, who was president of the school (then known as Wa ...

Lexington Presbyterian Church Lexington Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at Main and Nelson Streets in Lexington, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas U. Walter in 1843, and completed in 1845. A rear addition was built in 1859; stucco ...

, Reid-White-Philbin House, and

Stono Stono, also known as Jordan's Point (pronounced "Jer-don"), is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. It was built about 1818, and is a cruciform shaped brick dwelling consisting of a two-story, three-bay, central section with one-stor ...

. an
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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1972.

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Washington Hall, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.jpg, Washington Hall,

6 South Randolph Street, Lexington, VA - The Castle.jpg, The Castle Lexington Presbyterian Church, Lexington, VA - view from South Main Street.jpg,

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* * * * * * * Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Greek Revival architecture in Virginia Queen Anne architecture in Virginia Buildings and structures in Lexington, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Lexington, Virginia {{LexingtonVA-NRHP-stub