A Virginia Historic Landmark is a structure, site, or place designated as a

landmark A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or f ...

by the

Virginia Department of Historic Resources The Virginia Department of Historic Resources is the State Historic Preservation Office for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The agency maintains the Virginia Landmarks Register (the first step for properties and districts in Virginia seeking listin ...

Inclusion process

Nominations for the Virginia Landmark Register are simultaneously processed for inclusion on the

National Register for 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 ...

. Both registries were formed in 1966. There are two parts to the selection process for designating landmarks: # evaluation and nomination with the latter contingent on passing the evaluation stage. # upon accepting the nomination for the state level landmark status, the State Review Board makes a recommendation on whether the State Historic Preservation Officer should submit it to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.

Historic sites

The following is a partial list of the sites designated as Virginia Historic Landmarks, on the

Virginia Landmarks Register The Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR) is a list of historic properties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The state's official list of important historic sites, it was created in 1966. The Register serves the same purpose as the National Registe ...

: * Ball-Sellers House * Fairfield Plantation * Monterey Hotel *

Michie Tavern Michie Tavern (Pron: ), located in Albemarle County, Virginia, is a Virginia Historic Landmark that was established in 1784 by Scotsman William Michie, though in Earlysville. The Tavern served as the social center of its community and provided t ...

Natural Bridge A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Natural arches commonly form where inland cliffs, coastal cliffs, fins or stacks are subject to erosion fr ...

Pamplin Historical Park Pamplin Historical Park is a 424-acre private sector historical park located near Petersburg, Virginia. The park preserves open space near Richmond, Virginia in Dinwiddie County, Virginia and serves the dual use of preserving a significant frag ...

and National Museum of the Civil War Soldier * Ramsay * Seay's Chapel Methodist Church *

Sherwood Forest Plantation Sherwood Forest Plantation Foundation is located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. The main plantation house, built in 1730, was the home of President John Tyler (1790–1862) for the last twenty years of hi ...

References

External links

Dhr.virginia.gov: official Virginia Department of Historic Resources — Virginia Historic Landmarks website
— ''homepage''.

— ''search-engine with links''. * ttp://www.virginia.org/directory/historicsites/ Virginia.org: Historic Sites
Dhr.virginia.gov: Master List of Virginia Historic Landmarks + National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
— ''alphabetical flat list, updated through March 2014'' {{virginia-stub

Inclusion process

Historic sites

See also

References

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