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The Old Cape Henry Light, completed in 1792, was the first federal construction project under the United States Constitution. The history of Virginia Beach, Virginia, goes back to the Native Americans who lived in the area for thousands of years before the English colonists landed at Cape Henry in April 1607 and established their first permanent settlement at Jamestown a few weeks later.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
1906 - Town of Virginia Beach incorporated. [1] 1933 - Bayne Theatre opens (approximate date). [4] 1935 - Cape Henry Memorial erected. 1941 - The Virginia Beach and Princess Anne Chapters of the NAACP were formed. [5] 1952 - City of Virginia Beach incorporated. 1953 - August: Hurricane Barbara. 1960 - Population: 84,215.
Richmond County Courthouse: Virginia: 1748: Built in 1748, this courthouse, a fine example of early classical Palladian style architecture, remains the county courthouse to this date. [13] [14] [15] Richmond County, Virginia in the Northern Neck of Virginia is not to be confused with Richmond, Virginia. King and Queen County Courthouse ...
Prince William County, Virginia: 1740 Oldest home in Prince William County, Virginia Old Mansion: Caroline County, Virginia: ca. 1741 Tree ring analysis of some beams yielded a date of 1741 Merchant's Hope Church: Prince George County, Virginia: ca. 1743 Despite earlier claims of 1657, a recent dendrochronological survey affirmed a date of 1743.
National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Beach, Virginia (26 P) Pages in category "History of Virginia Beach, Virginia" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Later additions to the Loomis house were made around the turn of the 18th century. It is now a part of the Loomis Chaffee School. Newman–Fiske–Dodge House: Wenham: MA 1658 Residential Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. John Partridge House: Millis: MA 1659 [8] Residential Broad Bay Manor: Virginia Beach: VA c. 1660 ...
The Adam Keeling House is a historic house in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. Dendrochronology undertaken by the Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory revealed that house was constructed of timbers felled in 1734–1735, pointing to a construction date of circa 1735. It is among the oldest surviving houses in Virginia Beach.