Virginia Military Institute Historic District is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) portion of the Virginia Military Institute that was declared a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The district includes Barracks, Virginia Military Institute, which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. It may include Stono, a place separately listed on the National Register.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
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