The Clarksville Historic District is a national

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

located at Clarksville,

Mecklenburg County, Virginia Mecklenburg County is a county (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 30,319. Its county seat is Boydton, Virginia, Boydton. His ...

. It encompasses 171 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the

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and surrounding residential areas of the town of Clarksille. Notable buildings include the Planters Bank (1909), Planters Brick Tobacco Sales Warehouse (c. 1840), Gilliland Hotel (c. 1900), the Russell's Furniture, former Clarksville High School (1934), Clarksville Presbyterian Church (c. 1832), Mount Zion Baptist Church (c. 1875), Jamieson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church (1901), St. Timothy's Episcopal Church (1917), and St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church (1947). Located in the district are the separately listed Clark Royster House and the

Judge Henry Wood Jr. House The Judge Henry Wood Jr. House is a historic home located at Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It is a two-story, Queen Anne style brick dwelling built in three sections. The original section was built between about 1820 and 1840, an ...

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in 2002.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Greek Revival architecture in Virginia Buildings and structures in Mecklenburg County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, Virginia {{MecklenburgCountyVA-NRHP-stub