Proffit Historic District

Proffit Historic District (HMB2D)

Location: Charlottesville, VA 22911
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 6.342', W 78° 25.38'

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Ben Brown and other newly freed slaves, whofounded the community after the CivilWar, first named the settlement Egypt and then Bethel.About 1881, the community became known as Proffit when the Virginia Midland Railway placeda stop here, stimulating further developmentbetween 1890 and 1916 by white landowners who bulit along Proffit Road. Prominent reminders ofProffit's black heritage are Evergreen BaptistChurch, built in 1891, and several housesconstructed by the Brown and Flannagan familiesin the 1880s. The district was listed on theVirginia Landmarks Register in 1998 and theNational Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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HM NumberHMB2D
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Marker NumberG-22
Year Placed2000
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 10:24am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 725946 N 4220679
Decimal Degrees38.10570000, -78.42300000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 6.342', W 78° 25.38'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 6' 20.52" N, 78° 25' 22.80" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2305 Co Rd 649, Charlottesville VA 22911, US
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