Harrisonburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020
1. The Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District Marker
Harrisonburg
Downtown
Historic District
is listed in the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
2005
The
Harrisonburg
Downtown
Historic District
is registered as a
Virginia
Historic Landmark
pursuant to the authority
vested in the Virginia
Board of Historic Resources
2004
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 26.836′ N, 78° 52.144′ W. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It is on South Main Street (U.S. 11) just south of West Bruce Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 S Main St, Harrisonburg VA 22801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hardesty-Higgins House (a few steps from this marker); Bishop Francis Asbury (within shouting distance of this marker); McNeills Rangers (within shouting distance of this marker); From Home to Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate General Hospital (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The International Mural Project (about 600 feet away); Charlotte Harris Lynched (about 700 feet away); Court Square & Springhouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Warren-Sipe House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District National Register Registration Form. (Submitted on October 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020
2. The Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020
3. The Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 435 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.