Lexington Historic District

Lexington Historic District is a park in Lexington, Virginia. Lexington Historic District is situated nearby to the hamlet East Lexington, as well as near West Lexington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Baptist Church and Stonewall Jackson House.

First Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

First Baptist Church, originally known as Lexington African Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building in the city of Lexington, Virginia, United States.

Stonewall Jackson House

Museum

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Stonewall Jackson House, located at 8 East Washington Street in the Historic District of Lexington, Virginia, was the residence of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from 1858 to 1861.

Lee Chapel

Church

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

University Chapel of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.

Lexington

Town

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Mechanicsville

Locality

Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 5 miles south of Lexington Historic District.

Buena Vista

Town

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Buena Vista, called "BV" by locals, is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 6 miles southeast of Lexington Historic District.

Lexington Historic District

Type: Park
Description: park in Virginia, United States of America, United States of America
Categories: historic district, recreation area, and historic site
Location: Lexington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.78624° or 37° 47′ 11″ north

Longitude

-79.43893° or 79° 26′ 20″ west

Elevation

1,047 feet (319 metres)

Open location code

8792QHP6+FC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356602228

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=district

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4769345

Wikidata ID

Q49516363

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In Other Languages

“Lexington Historic District” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lexington Historic District (parke sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
Cebuano: “Lexington Historic District”

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