Montpelier Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located at Montpelier,

Hanover County, Virginia Hanover County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 109,979. Its county seat is Hanover Courthouse. Hanover County is a part of the Greater Richmond Region. History Located in the wester ...

. The district includes 43 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the village of Montpelier. It includes residences, agricultural buildings, stores, businesses, a church, schools and libraries that illustrate the wide range of building types. Notable buildings include the old school (1876), Church of Our Savior (1882), Grange Hall (1899), Hobart Hardware (c. 1900), Montpelier School (1929), "Norway" House (1936), and "The Oaks" (1936). Located in the district and listed separately is the

Sycamore Tavern Sycamore Tavern, also known as Shelburn's Tavern and Florence L. Page Memorial Library, is a historic inn and tavern located near Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built before 1804, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay by two bay, frame s ...

, the only 18th-century building remaining in the district. 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 v ...

in 2002.

References

Historic districts in Hanover County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Hanover County, Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia U.S. Route 33 {{HanoverCountyVA-NRHP-stub