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New Kent County was established in 1654, as the Virginia General Assembly with the governor's consent split York County. [3] The county's name originated because several prominent inhabitants, including William Claiborne, recently had been forced from their settlement at Kent Island, Maryland, by Lord Baltimore upon the formation of Maryland. [4]
Location of New Kent County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in New Kent County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.
A view along New Kent Highway Union Army camp at Cumberland Landing, May 1862. New Kent is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of New Kent County, Virginia, United States. [1] The population as of the 2020 Census was 739. [2] Cumberland Landing, Cumberland Plantation, and the Cumberland Marsh Natural Area Preserve are near ...
The White House was a late 17th-century plantation on the Pamunkey River near White House in New Kent County, Virginia. There were a total of three White Houses all built on the original pre-1700 foundation. The original White House Mansion was built by Colonel John Lightfoot III just before 1700 and while he was Counselor of State.
St. Peter's Church was established in New Kent County, Virginia, on April 29, 1679. Construction began in 1701 (at a cost of 146,000 weight of tobacco) and was complete by 1703. The steeple was erected 12 years later. [5]
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in New Kent County, Virginia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Category: New Kent County, Virginia. 12 languages. ... National Register of Historic Places in New Kent County, Virginia (17 P) P. People from New Kent County, ...
Hampstead is a historic plantation house located near Tunstall, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built about 1825, as a two-story, rectangular Federal style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. The front facade features alternating window bays and pilasters and a central two-story pedimented projecting portico.