Virginia Military Institute Historic District
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Virginia Military Institute Historic District | |
 View of parade ground, Barracks, and adjacent buildings | |
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| Location | VMI campus, Lexington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′25″N 79°26′09″W / 37.79028°N 79.43583°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1818 |
| Architect | A.J. Davis; Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002219 |
| VLR No. | 117-0017 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 1974[1] |
| Designated NHLD | May 30, 1974[2] |
| Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[3] |
The Virginia Military Institute Historic District is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) National Historic Landmark District encompassing the historic central core of the Virginia Military Institute campus in Lexington, Virginia. Developed beginning in 1839, the school grew into the premiere military academy in the Southern United States, providing trained military leaders to many of the nation's wars. The district includes the Barracks, which was separately declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The historic district was designated in 1974.[2][4]
