Chatham Historic District

Chatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Pittsylvania County. Chatham's population was 1,232 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was originally called Competition, but the name was changed to Chatham by the Virginia General Assembly on May 1, 1852.Chatham is home to Chatham High School, Hargrave Military Academy, and Chatham Hall, an all-female boarding high school.

The Pittsylvania County Courthouse is located at 1 North Main Street in downtown Chatham, Virginia, USA. Built in 1853, this Greek Revival building was Pittsylvania County's third courthouse. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987, because it was the scene of events leading to Ex parte Virginia, a United States Supreme Court case extending the Equal Protection Clause to state actions such as jury selection.

Bill's Diner, also known as A Streetcar Named Desire, is a historic converted streetcar diner located at Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in the mid-1920s, and used as a streetcar in Reidsville, North Carolina. It was brought to Chatham in 1937, and converted for use as a diner. A rear addition was added in the 1950s.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Burnett's Diner, also known as Main Street Lunch, S&K Diner, and Chatham Cafe, is a historic converted streetcar diner located at Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in 1923, and used as a streetcar in Danville, Virginia. It was brought to Chatham in 1939, and converted for use as a diner. It was restored in the 1980s.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

The Pittsylvania County Clerk's Office is a historic county clerk's office located at Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in 1812, and is a one-story, L-shaped brick structure. It housed the county clerk's office until 1853, when those offices were moved to the newly constructed Pittsylvania County Courthouse. The building was restored by the Pittsylvania County Historical Society and houses a small museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 60,501. Chatham is the county seat. Pittsylvania County is included in the Danville, VA Micropolitan Statistical Area.The largest undeveloped uranium deposit in the United States (7th largest in the world) is located in Pittsylvania County. (see Uranium mining in Virginia.)

The Chatham Southern Railway Depot is a historic train station at 340 Whitehead Street in Chatham, Virginia. Built in 1918-19 by the Southern Railway, it was a major hub of the city's economic activity until passenger service was discontinued in 1965, and freight service in 1975. The building is a long rectangular single story masonry structure, from which a polygonal tower rises on 1+1⁄2 stories on the track side. It has a hipped roof with flared eaves supported by large wooden brackets. It has been owned by the Pittsylvania County Historical Society since 2001, which plans to restore the building and use it as a veterans' museum.The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Chatham Hall is a grades 9-12 girls' boarding school in Chatham, Virginia, United States, founded in 1894 as Chatham Episcopal Institute. Tuition for the 2023-2024 school year is $27,150 (day students), $55,950 (5-day boarding), and $64,800 (7-day boarding). More than half of the student body receive financial aid, with the average award being $39,933.Chatham Hall is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and in compliance with the NACAC's Principle of Good Practice.

Hargrave Military Academy (HMA) is a private, all-male, military boarding school located in the town of Chatham, Virginia. Hargrave is affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia emphasizing Christian values that focuses on a college and military preparatory program. The school serves boys from around the world for grade 7 through post-graduate (PG). Hargrave was named a National School of Character in 2016. Hargrave is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and nationally by AdvancEd, and is a member of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States and the National Association of Independent Schools. The school's campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Whites Branch is a 0.94 mi (1.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Woodlawn, Pittsylvania County is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Green Rock Branch is a 3.02 mi (4.86 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.