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UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. gloucesterva.info. Gloucester County (/ ˈɡlɒstər / GLOST-ər) [ 1 ] is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,711. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Gloucester Courthouse. [ 3 ] The county was founded in 1651 in the Virginia Colony and is named for ...
Designated VLR. November 5, 1968 [2] Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia, was for more than 100 years the home of a branch of the Page family, one of the First Families of Virginia. Begun in 1725, the Flemish bond brick Rosewell mansion overlooking the York River was one of the most elaborate homes in the American colonies.
There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 4, 2024.[ 2 ] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as:
John Clayton (1694/5–1773) was an Anglican minister in and for decades clerk for Gloucester County in the Colony of Virginia who is today best known as a plant collector and botanist. He may be confused with several distant family members, including Rev. John Clayton who served as minister at Jamestown (1682–1684) and conducted various ...
Warner Hall is a historic plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. Augustine Warner, progenitor of many prominent First Families of Virginia, and great-great-grandfather of President George Washington established the plantation in 1642 after receiving a royal land grant, and would serve in the House of Burgesses, as would many later owners. [3]
July 7, 1970 [2] Abingdon Glebe House is a historic home located near Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built around 1700, and is T-shaped brick structure with one-story hipped roof end pavilions flanking the central portion of the house. The central portion and rear ell are topped by steep gable roofs.
October 17, 1972 [2] Ware Parish Church is a historic Episcopal church located near Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia. One of the oldest surviving parish churches in the Commonwealth, Ware is the only one to retain its original three entrances. Ware Parish is one of the oldest in the state, formed in 1657, three years after Gloucester ...
Holly Knoll. / 37.3878083°N 76.6438583°W / 37.3878083; -76.6438583. Holly Knoll, also known as the Robert R. Moton House, is a historic house in rural Gloucester County, Virginia, near Capahosic. It was the retirement home of the influential African-American educator Robert Russa Moton (1867-1940), and is the only known home of his to ...