There are 18 properties in Powhatan that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sixteen of those properties are listed as historic buildings and two are listed as historic districts. Listed below are those properties and location, approximately when they were established, and the areas of significance. www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com or www.dhr.virginia.gov
Beaumont, Beaumont Road within the confines of Beaumont Learning Center, 1811, architecture
Belmead, 5001 Cartersville Road, mid 1800’s, architecture, religion, social history, and education
Belnemus, west of Powhatan off Route 60, 1799, architecture
Blenheim, 6177 Blenheim Road, prior to 1800, architecture
Elmington, 3277 Maidens Road, 1858, architecture
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 2390 Emmanuel Church Road, 1846, architecture
Fine Creek Mills Historic District, 2425-2434 Robert E. Lee Road, as early as 1730, architecture, commerce, industry, and transportation
French’s Tavern, 6100 Old Buckingham Road, 1730’s, transportation and commerce/trade
Huguenot Memorial Chapel and Monument, 985 Huguenot Trail, 1701, recreation, culture, and religion
Keswick, Huguenot Trail, early 1800’s, architecture, social history, and agriculture
Mosby Tavern, 2625 Old Tavern Road, 1740, architecture, politics/government,
and commerce
Norwood, Huguenot Trail, after 1770, architecture and agriculture
Paxton, 3032 Genito Road, 1819, architecture
Powhatan Courthouse Historic District, 3880 Old Buckingham Road, 1783 (present courthouse 1848), architecture and government
Provost, 4801 Cartersville Road, early 1800’s, architecture and commerce
Red Lane Tavern, 3009 Lower Hill Road, 1832, architecture and social history
Somerset, 2310 Ballsville Road, 1775, architecture
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2245 Huguenot Trail, 1844, architecture