Voting for Virginia’s Favorite Architecture is now closed. Throughout the months of November and December 2013, the public was asked to select their favorites based on design, innovation, history, or the spirit of their communities and Virginia.
The Virginia Center for Architecture will announce the top 100 structures — Virginia’s Favorite Architecture — in an exhibition opening on April 10, 2014.
The structures featured in this survey were nominated by architects throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects in 2014. The 250 works of architecture — buildings, bridges, monuments, and memorials — in this survey represent some of the best of Virginia’s rich architectural heritage.
Fredericksburg Courthouse
City: Fredericksburg
Date: 1814-16
Architect: James Renwick, Jr.
County: Fredericksburg
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus
City: Ashburn
Date: 2002-2006
Architect: Rafael Viñoly Architects
County: Loudon
Image Credits: Roger Foley and Matt Staley
Polegreen Church
City: Mechanicsville
Date: 1743
Architect: Samuel Morris
County: Hanover
Chelsea Plantation
City: West Point
Date: 1709
Architect: Augustine Moore
County: King William
Hampton Roads Convention Center
City: Hampton
Date: 2005
Architect: HOK (Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum)
County: Hampton
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
City: Fredericksburg
Date: 1772
Architect: unknown
County: Fredericksburg
Image Credit: Washington Heritage Museums
Carter’s Grove
City: James City
Date: 1750
Architect: David Minitree
County: James City
Western State Hospital
City: Staunton
Date: 1828
Architect: William Small, Baltimore
County: Staunton
Image Credit: Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Berkeley Plantation
City: Charles City
Date: 1726
Architect: Benjamin Harrison
County: Charles City
Maymont
City: Richmond
Date: 1890
Architect: Edgerton S. Rogers
County: City of Richmond
Image Credit: Anthony Sylvestro
