May 15 2012- The National Park Service announced that the Freeman Store in Vienna, Fairfax County, VA, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The resource was listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register on September 22, 2011.

Located in the Town of Vienna in Fairfax County, Virginia, the Freeman Store was built as a large two-story store/residence in 1859 on six acres of land adjacent to the newly arrived Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad. The building was restored in 1975-1977 by the Town of Vienna to generally represent its appearance in two Civil War-era photographs (figures 1 and 2). Weatherboard siding clads the current five-bay, two-story frame building and wood shingles cover the side-gabled roof with interior-end chimneys. The building rests on an ashlar stone foundation and is lighted by five symmetrical bays of double-hung windows on both the front and rear elevations. Historic Vienna, Inc., operates the first floor of the building as a restored general store/post office with interpretive exhibits. The second floor contains a museum and office space. The Freeman Store is of local significance under Criterion A for its role in the development of commerce in the Vienna area and for its association with military activity (both the Federal and Confederate armies) during the Civil War. The building is also locally significant under Criterion B with the Politics/Government area of significance for its association with merchant, insurance agent, and politician Leon Lydecker Freeman, who served as mayor of Vienna and Fairfax County’s first Republican Delegate to the Virginia General Assembly since the Civil War. The period of significance begins with the store’s construction in 1859, and ends with the 1941 death of Leon Freeman, who used the building as his residence and principal office until that time. Significant dates associated with the building include its construction in 1859, the Civil War years of 1861-1865, and 1906-1929, during which Leon Freeman operated the store after returning to Vienna. No other resources exist on the nominated property.

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.