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3 landmarks tell Saluda’s story

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What stands out about Saluda’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Saluda are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtSaluda Historic District protects 93 historic buildings.
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3 listings protect 100 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1978
Middlesex County Courthouse
in Virginia
#111
by listings
Middlesex County CourthouseSaluda Historic DistrictSt. Clare Walker School
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Middlesex County CourthouseBuilding
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Saluda Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2020St. Clare Walker SchoolBuilding · listed 2025

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story

How Saluda came to be

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The Middlesex County Courthouse was built between 1850 and 1874 by architects William R. Jones and John P. Hill, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A new courthouse complex was built in the 2003–2004 time-frame, but the opening was stalled due to various construction problems, leading to a legal dispute between the County board and the contractor. It was eventually opened in 2007.

An older notable building is the Christ Church. The highly decorated Marine, veteran of the Banana Wars, World War II, and the Korean War, Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was raised in Saluda. He died in Hampton, Virginia in 1971, and was buried in historic Christ Church's Cemetery near Saluda.

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Saluda, decade by decade

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Saluda VA2017Saluda VA Saluda-Courthouse2012Saluda-Courthouse Urbanna Creek, Virginia2011Urbanna Creek, Virginia Front Portico2008Front Portico Lighthouse on Urbanna Creek, Virginia2005Lighthouse on Urbanna Creek, Virginia All Saints Anglican Church2005All Saints Anglican Church

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