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- 1937 – After repair and re-installation, the "Great Clock", termed “a masterpiece of backwoods ingenuity,” designed by Thomas Jefferson and built by Philadelphia clockmaker Peter Spruck in 1792, once again beat out the hours on the big bell in the dome at Monticello.
- 1975 – Blenheim, a 19th century structure in Albemarle County, is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register.
- 2004 – The historic Paramount Theater reopens after a $14 million restoration.