Schuyler Historic District
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Schuyler Historic District | |
 The former Schuyler Christ Episcopal Church | |
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| Location | Crossroads of Schuyler Rd., Salem Rd. and Rockfish River Rd., Schuyler, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′33″N 78°41′54″W / 37.79250°N 78.69833°W |
| Architect | Andrew Bruce |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000195 [1] |
| VLR No. | 062-5002 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | June 8, 2006[2] |
The Schuyler Historic District is a national historic district located in Schuyler, Virginia. It comprises 563.9 acres (2.282 km2) and includes 138 primary resources dating from its settlement period of the 1840s through the mid-20th century. A primary component are eight soapstone quarries located in Schuyler, with eight additional located just over the Albemarle County line. It represents a cohesive industrial community with the majority of its dwellings representative of vernacular regional building traditions. There is an "Executive Row" of dwellings overlooked the centrally located soapstone company from atop a bluff, with other quarry focused neighborhoods fanned out along adjacent hilltops.[3]
One of the older churches in the area is Schuyler Baptist Church organized in 1905. The cornerstone for the present building was laid on August 17, 1907 at 2:00 PM by Rockfish Lodge Number 108 A. F. and A. M. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
