Stanardsville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Stanardsville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Stanardsville is named for the Stanard family, landholders who surveyed the first lots for the town in 1794. In 1838, Greene County was created from land previously contained within Orange County and Stanardsville was selected as the county seat.
The Greene County Courthouse, Beadles House, Octonia Stone, Powell–McMullan House, and Stanardsville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Stanardsville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stanardsville’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFire road just off the trail to B…, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Stanardsville
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Stanardsville, decade by decade
CommonsUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Develo…2023
CommonsOctonia stone 20202020
CommonsDilute tortoiseshell cat2020
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2012
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2012
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2012
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2012
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2012
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2012
CommonsAs part of our partnership with the Virginia Campground Ass…2012
CommonsLafayette Inn2011
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2009
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2009
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2009
CommonsHeavenly Acres Campground2009
CommonsVAMap-doton-Orange20052 historic places in Stanardsville
Stanardsville has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 147 historic buildings, because Stanardsville Historic District alone counts 146.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Fire road just off the trail to Bearfence Hut on the Appalachian Trail in northern Virginia (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (17) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.