Update of Hanover County's Survey of Historic Resources

Ashley Neville, LLC

Abstract: "Ashley Neville, LLC, Ashland, Virginia, conducted an architectural survey of western Hanover County to augment the existing architectural survey data for the county. The survey was funded by Hanover County and by a grant from the Certified Local Government Program administered by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The project area was located in western Hanover County beginning at the northwestern corner and extending east and south. This area has been designated the Beaverdam neighborhood for planning purposes by the county’s Planning Department. This is a rural area that historically was agricultural or had land in timber. The town of Beaverdam contains the largest concentration of buildings and was previously surveyed. The hamlets of Hewlett and Tyler’s Station, both located on the former Virginia Central Railroad are located within the survey area. In general, approximately 72,897 acres were surveyed although not all buildings within that acreage were recorded. A total of 79 properties were recorded at the reconnaissance level. Of that number nine are recommended for further investigation to determine if they are potentially individually eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Further study of a Multiple Property Documentation for rural stores is recommended, and the village of Beaverdam is again recommended as a potential historic district." Project funding was provided in part by a 2011 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Hanover County (project number VA-11-001D) administered by the Virginia State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 51-11-31953) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Hanover County, Virginia is a Certified Local Government.

Update of Hanover County's Survey of Historic Resources

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