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Location of Gloucester County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.
Colonial Hotel, also known as Inn at Wise Courthouse, is a historic hotel building located in Wise, Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1910, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, roughly U-shaped building with a hipped roof. It is constructed of brick, painted white, and is in the Colonial Revival style.
During the American Civil War, the home was owned by the Peachy Family, and was used as a hospital for Union and Confederate troops wounded during the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862. [5] The building was restored by Colonial Williamsburg 1938–1940. The original east wing, in poor condition, was torn down and a reconstruction built.
The Ludwell–Paradise House, often also called the Paradise House, [note 1] is a historic home along Duke of Gloucester Street and part of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. The home was built in 1752–1753 for Philip Ludwell III.
Colonial National Historical Park: Colonial National Historical Park. October 15, 1966 Colonial Parkway: 6 ... Williamsburg Inn. June 4, 1997 136 E. Francis St. ...
Area of the original town centered at the junction of U.S. Route 15 and State Route 7; also roughly bounded by North and Union Sts., Morven Park Rd., and Harrison St. 39°06′54″N 77°33′54″W / 39.115000°N 77.565000°W / 39.115000; -77.565000 ( Leesburg Historic
The Wythe House is a historic house on the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Built in the 1750s, it was the home of George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence and father of American jurisprudence. [4] [5] The property was declared a National Historic Landmark on April 15, 1970. [4] [5]
In Mansions of Virginia, architectural historian Thomas Tileston Waterman describes the plantation house as "the largest and finest of American houses of the colonial period." [ 3 ] Through much of the 18th century and 19th centuries, and during the American Civil War , Rosewell plantation hosted the area's most elaborate formal balls and ...