History · Dillwyn

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The Peter Francisco House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is located approximately nine miles east/southeast of the Town of Dillwyn.

St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary was founded as the English-speaking seminary of the Society of St. Pius the X near Dillwyn in 1973.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Dillwyn

1 place in Dillwyn is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Virginiaby listings · the typical town has 1
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2015first listedBuckingham Training School

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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