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November 21, 1976. ( #76002098) Junction of State Route 10 and Osborne Rd. 37°21′34″N 77°25′51″W. / 37.359444°N 77.430833°W / 37.359444; -77.430833 ( Chester Presbyterian Church) Chester. 10. Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square. Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square.
Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia.Its 301-acre (122 ha) historic area includes several hundred restored or recreated buildings from the 18th century, when the city was the capital of the Colony of Virginia; 17th-century, 19th-century, and Colonial Revival structures; and more ...
Coordinates: 37.536576°N 77.428534°W. Lumpkin's Jail, also known as "the Devil's half acre", was a slave breeding farm, [1] as well as a holding facility, or slave jail, located in Richmond, Virginia, just three blocks from the state capitol building. More than five dozen firms traded in enslaved human beings within blocks of Richmond's Wall ...
Designated VLR. May 20, 1974 [1] Meadow Farm is a historic farm and estate in Henrico County, Virginia. [1] It is best known for its role in Gabriel's Revolution. [1] The main farmhouse was built in the early nineteenth century and is a well preserved example of small Virginia farms of the time. [1] It was listed in the National Register of ...
January 16, 1973 [2] The Booker T. Washington National Monument is a National Monument near the community of Hardy, Virginia, and is located entirely in rural Franklin County, Virginia. [4] It preserves portions of the 207-acre (0.90 km 2) tobacco farm on which educator and leader Booker T. Washington was born into slavery on April 5, 1856.
April 29, 1977. Designated VLR. September 21, 1976 [2] Varina Farms, also known as Varina Plantation or Varina Farms Plantation or Varina on the James, is a plantation established in the 17th century on the James River about 10 miles (16 km) south of Richmond, Virginia. [3] An 820-acre (330 ha) property was listed on the National Register of ...
Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District is a historic home, archaeological site, and national historic district located near Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses a complex of 19th century agricultural outbuildings associated with a Federal and Greek Revival style brick dwelling built 1834–1835.
Oatlands Historic House and Gardens (formerly Oatlands Plantation) is an estate located in Leesburg, Virginia, United States. Oatlands is operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. The Oatlands property is composed of the main mansion and ...