Fifth Avenue Historic District

100-500 Blks of E. Fifth Ave., Kenbridge, Virginia. County/parish: Lunenburg.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 22, 2006. NRIS 06000066.

63 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • 247-0001

From Wikipedia:

Fifth Avenue Historic District (Kenbridge, Virginia)

Fifth Avenue Historic District is an American national historic district located at Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Virginia. It includes 63 contributing buildings in a residential area of the town of Kenbridge. There are 39 primary residences, 16 garages, and eight sheds. The dwellings constructed between 1890 and 1930 represent a variety of architectural styles including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow. Notable non-residential buildings include the Harris Hospital (c. 1910), Kenbridge Baptist Church (1948), Kenbridge Methodist Church (1914), and Kenbridge High School (1921), designed by noted Richmond architect Charles M. Robinson.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681721

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