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Charles City County, Virginia: 1738 Construction started in 1723. Plantation dates to 1614. Oldest family-owned business in North America St. George's Church (Pungoteague, Virginia) Pungoteague, Virginia: 1738 Oldest church on Virginia's eastern shore Old Stone House (Richmond, Virginia) Richmond, Virginia: 1740 Home of Edgar Allan Poe Museum ...
The Shirley Plantation, c. 1900–1906, photo by William Henry Jackson Shirley Plantation dovecote The lands of Shirley Plantation were first settled by Europeans in 1613 by Sir Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr and were named West and Sherley Hundred, probably because this Lord Delaware's wife Cessalye was the daughter of Sir Thomas Sherley (variant spellings being common at the time). [6]
Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
One room in the house dates to c. 1685, possibly oldest in Middlesex County. House was expanded, most recently in the 19th century, and is also known as Lakeview Revell House [62] [4] Burlington: NJ 1685 Residential Oldest house in Burlington County. Hermitage Church of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera of Coamo: Coamo: PR 1685 Religious
Old Essex County Courthouse: Virginia: 1729: Converted and expanded into a church in the 19th century. New Castle County Court House: Delaware: 1730: This building was built over the remains of Delaware's first courthouse (1689) that was burnt by an arsonist and of which the foundation is still visible.
Map of Virginia. Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Virginia listed on the National Register of Historic Places: . As of September 18, 2017, there are 3,027 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 95 Virginia counties and 37 of the 38 independent cities, including 120 National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Landmark Districts, four ...
Maston House: Seaford, Delaware 1703 Historic Home and residence Woodstock House [Wilmington, Delaware] 1727 Residence New Castle County Court House: New Castle, Delaware: 1732 Government One of the oldest continuously used courthouses in America Prince George's Chapel: Dagsboro, Delaware: 1755 Religious Episcopal chapel of ease Barratt's ...