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Added to NRHP. November 12, 1969. Designated VLR. September 9, 1969 [2] Redlands is a historic home located near Covesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built between about 1798 and 1808, and is a rectangular two-story, five-bay, brick structure covered by a hipped roof in the Federal style. It features a Tuscan order front porch.
Amherst County was created in 1761 out of Albemarle County, and it was named in honor of Lord Jeffery Amherst, the so-called "Conqueror of Canada". In 1807 as population increased, the county was reduced in size in order to form Nelson County. Tobacco was the major cash crop of the county during its early years.
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Blenheim (Blenheim, Virginia) / 37.92944°N 78.49194°W / 37.92944; -78.49194. Blenheim is a historic home and farm complex located at Blenheim, Albemarle County, Virginia. The once very large surrounding plantation was established by John Carter. Late in the 18th century, his son Edward Carter became the county's largest landowner, and ...
He emigrated to Albemarle County (modern Perquimans County), North Carolina, in 1659. Career. John Harvey probably bought the peninsula known as Harvey's Neck, NC, in the Albemarle Sound. Many historians believe him to be the first settler of Albemarle. Harvey was one of the leaders of the region's anti-property faction.
Monticello High School (MHS) is a suburban public high school located in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States outside Charlottesville. Opened in 1998, it is one of three traditional comprehensive high schools in the Albemarle County Public Schools System. The school is named after Monticello, the nearby estate of President Thomas Jefferson .
Cismont is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. [1] Castle Hill and Grace Episcopal Church are listed the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Zion Hill Baptist is a historically Black Church in Cismont. In December 1974, Dr. R. A. Johnson was pastor.
Overton. / 37.95722°N 78.46778°W / 37.95722; -78.46778. Overton is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. Its elevation is 505 feet (154 m).