Rockingham County, Virginia

Founding: 1778
Parent county: Augusta
Namesake: Charles Watson-Wentworth, Second Marquess of Rockingham
Seat: Harrisonburg (1779–)
Land area: 849 square miles
Population (2020): 83,757
Population (historic): 7,449 (1790); 17,344 (1840); 23,668 (1870); 33,527 (1900); 29,709 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1910; 1930–2020
Subdivisions: One city; seven towns; three CDPs
National Register listings: 43 (plus 14 in Harrisonburg)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,728 (10.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 21.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,076
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,754
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,638
Average farm size (1920): 65.1 acres
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Harrisonburg

 
Namesake: Thomas Harrison, owner of the city site
Founding: 1779 (platting as Rocktown); 1780 (incorporation); 1792 (post office)
Population (2020): 51,814
Population (historic): 1,023 (1860); 2,831 (1880); 3,521 (1900); 7,232 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1880; 1890–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,587 (8.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Cave Hill / Henry Kisling Farm (c. 1847). 9875 Cave Hill Road. Greek Revival.
2. *Jonathan Peale House (c. 1845). 67 Cross Keys Road. Greek Revival.
3. *Meadowview / Edward Kemper Farm (c. 1870). 1776 Cross Keys Road. Italianate.
4. *Long Meadow / Cyrus Rhodes Farm (c. 1845). 2525 Fridley's Gap Road. Greek Revival.
5. *Jacob Lincoln House (c. 1800). 7890 Harpine Highway. Federal.
6. *Stephen Harnsberger House (1856). 1403 Holly Avenue.
7. *Joseph Wenger Farm (1828). 4055 Linville–Edom Road.
8. *Bogota / Jacob Strayer Farm (c. 1847). 5375 Lynnwood Road. Classical Revival.
9. *Fort Harrison / Daniel Harrison House (c. 1749). 335 Main Street.
10. *Bonnybrook (1804). 11095 McGaheysville Road. Federal.
11. *House (c. 1900). 12697 Mountain Valley Road. Queen Anne.
12. House (c. 1890). 2734 Peter Driver Lane. Eastlake.
13. *Byerly Farm (c. 1860). 1822 Pleasant Valley Road. Italianate.
14. *George Harnsberger Farm (1859–1861). 399 Rinacas Corner Road. Italianate.
15. *George Chrisman Farm (c. 1787). 5341 Shaver Mill Road.
16. Farm (c. 1890). 8225 Simmer's Valley Road. Eastlake/Italianate.
17. *Christian Sites Farm (c. 1800). 13672 Sunset Road.
18. *Locust Dale / George Gibbons Farm (c. 1860). 7855 Warm Springs Pike. Italianate/Greek Revival.
19. *Mannheim / David Coffman House (c. 1788/1855). 4713 Wenger's Mill Road.