Court House Hill–Downtown Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Virginia, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Court House Hill – Downtown
Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes

| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register

| designated_other1_date = December 6, 2000, September 11, 2002{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=19 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead}}

| designated_other1_number = 118-5163

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = Monument Terrace Lynchburg Nov 08 (cropped).JPG

| caption = Monument Terrace, November 2008

| location= Church, Clay, Court, Main Streets, roughly bounded by 5th through 13th Streets, Lynchburg, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|37|24|51|N|79|08|37|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Virginia#USA

| built = {{Start date|1815}}

| architect = Chesterman, Aubrey

| architecture = Federal, Late Victorian

| added = August 16, 2001

| increase = November 22, 2002

| increase2 = May 16, 2016

| area = {{convert|7.5|acre}}

| refnum = 01000853

| increase_refnum = 02001361

| increase2_refnum = 16000261

}}

The Court House Hill–Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The area is situated on a promontory overlooking the Lower Basin Historic District on the south bank of the James River. The approximately {{convert|50|acre|m2|adj=on}} district is composed of relatively intact city blocks of religious, commercial, residential, and governmental buildings and structures ranging in date from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century. Buildings in the district represent a variety of styles from the different periods, including the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Eclectic, Craftsman, and Art Deco styles.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Lynchburg/118-5163_CourtHouseHillHD_2001_NRfinal_.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District |author=Alison Stone Blanton |date=July 2000|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Lynchburg/CourthouseHillHD_photographs.htm Accompanying photo] and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Lynchburg/Court_Hill_Dwntwn.pdf Accompanying map], [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Lynchburg/118-5163_CourtHouseHillHD_2002_NRfinal_Boundary_Increase.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form, 2002 Boundary Expansion]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 and expanded in 2002 to also include the area between Madison and Harrison Streets and 5th and 7th Streets.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

Some of the more notable contributing resources to this historic district include:

:* Allied Arts Building (also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places)

:* Carter Glass House (also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places)

:* First Baptist Church (also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places)

:* Holy Cross Catholic Church

:* Lynchburg Courthouse (also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places)

:* Lynchburg Furniture Company

:* Monument Terrace

:* St. Paul's Church (also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places)

:* John Marshall Warwick House (also listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places)

:* Dicks-Elliott House