Buchanan Historic District

Buchanan Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Trinity Episcopal Church (1842), Buchanan Historic District, September 2008
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Location	Roughly along Main St., from 19th St. to the intersection of US 81 and Main St., Buchanan, Virginia
Coordinates	37°31′43″N 79°40′48″W / 37.52861°N 79.68000°W / 37.52861; -79.68000Coordinates: 37°31′43″N 79°40′48″W / 37.52861°N 79.68000°W / 37.52861; -79.68000
Area	370 acres (150 ha)
Built	1850 (1850)
Architect	Johnson, Stanhope; et al.
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	99000070
VLR #	180-0028
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 27, 1999
Designated VLR	September 14, 1998

Buchanan Historic District is a national historic district located at Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia. It encompasses 277 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in Buchanan and Pattonsburg on both sides of the James River. They include commercial, transportation-related, domestic, religious, and industrial resources associated with the community's development from the late-18th century through the late-20th century. Notable buildings include the Pattonsburg Mill (1838), Buchanan Presbyterian Church (1845), Trinity Episcopal Church (1842), Hotel Botetourt (1851), Sorrell House (1850), James Evans Mason Lodge (1884), Virginia Can Company complex (1903), "Oak Hill" (1840), Town Hall Municipal Building, Bank of Buchanan, Ransone's Drugstore, Buchanan Theatre (1919), and Buchanan High School (1928). The contributing sites include the James River & Kanawha Canal project site, Johnston-Boyd Cemetery (1835-1906), and Mountain View Cemetery (1854). The contributing structures include the Stone Arch Tunnel (1870s). Also located in the district is the separately listed Wilson Warehouse.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.