- Source: Folly Castle Historic District
Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 189 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg. It includes a varied collection of late 18th-and 19th-century houses and includes notable examples of Late Victorian, Georgian, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Federal style architecture. Notable buildings include Folly Castle / Peter Jones V residence (1763, 1865-1885), McIlwaine-Friend residence (1856-1858), Rambout-Donnan residence (c. 1780-1790), former Petersburg High School (1917-1918), Donnan House (c. 1810), First Baptist Church (1928), Couch House (1850s), and St. John's Episcopal Church (1897). Located in the district and separately listed are the Second Presbyterian Church and Strawberry Hill.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with boundary increases in 1992 and 2000.
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- Folly Castle Historic District
- Mow Cop Castle
- Hadlow Castle
- Second Presbyterian Church (Petersburg, Virginia)
- Strawberry Hill (Petersburg, Virginia)
- Coral Castle
- Arundel Castle
- Julius' Castle
- List of castles in the United States
- Hever Castle
