Southeast

Lynchburg

Amherst County, VA

Population

79,166

Walk Score

80 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$972

Median home value

$196,000

Founded

1786

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Mead’s Tavern · listed 2021
  • College Hill Neighborhood Development Area
  • Kemper Street Industrial Historic District · listed 2008
  • Lower Basin Historic District (Boundary Increase II) · listed 2023
  • Lynchburg Hill District
  • Pierce Street Historic District · listed 2014
  • Rivermont Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2003
  • Virginia University of Lynchburg · listed 2011
  • Court House Hill-Downtown · listed 2001
  • Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2002
  • Daniel's Hill Historic District · listed 1983
  • Diamond Hill Historic District · listed 1979
  • Diamond Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1983
  • Federal Hill Historic District · listed 1980
  • Fifth Street Historic District · listed 2012
  • Garland Hill Historic District · listed 1972
  • Lower Basin Historic District · listed 1987
  • Lower Basin Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2002
  • Presbyterian Orphans Home · listed 2010
  • Rivermont Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2013
  • Twelfth Street Industrial Historic District · listed 2018

Notable landmarks

  • Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58 · listed 1995
  • Eldridge, Bowling, House · listed 1993
  • Hope Dawn · listed 1974
  • Poplar Forest · listed 1969
  • Grove, The · listed 2021
  • Walnut Hill · listed 2000
  • Building at 524 Church Street
  • Carnegie Hall · listed 2020
  • Court Street Baptist Church
  • Court Street United Methodist Church
  • Daniel's Hill
  • DeWitt-Wharton Manufacturing Company · listed 2021
  • Diamond Hill Baptist Church · listed 2011
  • Hunton Branch YMCA · listed 2025
  • Kemper Street Station
  • Lewis House
  • Lynchburg Hosiery Mill No. 1 · listed 2017
  • Lynchburg Sta-Kleen Bakery · listed 2024
  • Paramount Theater
  • Pyramid Motors (Additional Documentation) · listed 2007
  • Y.W.C.A. Building
  • Academy of Music · listed 1969
  • Allied Arts Building · listed 1985
  • Armstrong Elementary School · listed 2012
  • Aviary · listed 1980
  • …and 35 more

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