Historic Registers

Nominating an individual property or an entire district to the National Register of Historic Places can be a daunting task. HistoryTech can handle the entire process with expertise and efficiency.{MORE}

Architectural History

Our team members take architectural documentation, evaluation, and historical research to a new level, helping to place your property into context and determine its significance. {MORE}

Historic Deed Platting

Using state of the art Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping technology, HistoryTech can help vividly illustrate the history of a property, or help solve long-standing mysteries regarding ownership, boundaries, etc. {MORE}

Founded in 2005, HistoryTech (formerly The Antiquaries) is a small, client-focused historic preservation consulting firm based in Lynchburg, Virginia. Services offered include National Register of Historic Places Nominations, Historic Structures Reports, Building and Land Research, Deed Mapping, and Genealogical Research. The firm works primarily with private landowners, developers, architectural firms, local governments, and stakeholder groups/grassroots organizations.

Lynchburg Civil War hospital in jeopardy

The former Miller Tobacco Warehouse in Lynchburg suffered a partial collapse on Jan. 31st.

6 February 2012- The partial collapse of one Lynchburg’s two remaining Civil War hospital buildings on the evening of January 30th has caused a flurry of activity in Lynchburg’s history and historic preservation community. The City of Lynchburg’s somewhat urgent announcement via Facebook on the afternoon of February 1st stating that, “a vacant six-story warehouse located at 612 Dunbar Drive collapsed earlier today,” was a bit of an exaggeration. Indeed, two bays of the rear of the 20,000+ square-foot building collapsed, which is not surprising due to the significant deterioration of the masonry on that elevation, which has been in need of proper repointing, selective brick replacement, and adequate gutters for years. That being said, the building is still standing, and the most significant deterioration appears to be limited to the rear elevation. The building is currently being evaluated by the owner, structural engineers, and the City of Lynchburg Building Official. While early reports suggested that demolition was imminent, the fate of the building has not been made public as of the writing of this brief.


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J.M. Updyke Farm listed in Virginia Landmarks Register

15 December 2011- (From the Virginia Department of Historic Resources) Occupying 362 acres in mountainous Bland County, the Updyke Farm features a main dwelling built circa 1910  for Junius Marcellus Updyke. With its main house and associated outbuildings, it exemplifies early-20th century vernacular domestic and agricultural architecture in southwest Virginia. Character-defining features of the house include a full-length front porch supported by columns and pent roofs in the gable ends; both the columns and pent roofs were atypical architectural elements for houses in Bland County at that time. The property also includes an unusual two-story smokehouse (also with pent roofs) and an intact collection of early 20th century agricultural outbuildings, as well as a family cemetery with four graves, the earliest dating to 1912.

Fifth Street Historic District listed in Virginia Landmarks Register

15 December 2011- (From the Virginia Department of Historic Resources) Lynchburg's Fifth Street Historic District, located southwest of the city’s central business area, arose as an important African American business district during the latter 19th and early 20th centuries. In the early 19th century the area developed as a gateway to the west with several taverns and commercial establishments there. During the late 19th century, the Fifth Street corridor hosted high-end residential neighborhoods for Lynchburg‘s white population while it was also the primary scene of commerce for the area‘s African American community. The corridor also developed as an automobile sales and service district of gas stations and garages, tire and auto parts stores, and showrooms. The Fifth Street Historic District has a period of significance ranging from 1800 to 1964, beginning with the date of construction for the oldest standing resource and concluding with the end of significant commercial expansion in the district.

Clifford- New Glasgow Historic District listed in Virginia Landmarks Register

15 December 2011- (From the Virginia Department of Historic Resources) The Clifford-New Glasgow Historic District centers on the oldest existing settlement in Amherst County. With buildings dating from circa 1772, the district is important for its early role as a regional commercial center. It developed at the crossroads of the stage road between Charlottesville and Lynchburg and an east-west road running between the James River and crossing over the Blue Ridge Mountains to Lexington. The village had several taverns, retail stores, and the services of a saddler, a blacksmith, and a tobacco weigh station. The village also prospered during the first half of the 20th century as a motorists’ stop along U.S. Route 29 (the old stage road) with several gas stations, stores, and an auto repair garage. In the mid-20th century after the Route 29 bypass was constructed, many of the village’s businesses moved or closed. The district’s period of significance extends from circa 1772 to 1961, during the time when Clifford served as a commercial center for stage coaches, then automobiles. Its buildings reflect that heritage.

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