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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
The Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum honors and preserves the history of Virginia's maritime heritage, coastal communities, the United States Lifesaving Service, and the United States Coast Guard along the Atlantic coast.
Pages in category "Museums in Virginia Beach, Virginia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum: Virginia Beach: Virginia Beach: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Military: Depicts this Coast Guard Station's life-saving activities & history as well as the many ship-wrecks off the Virginia coast. Old Court House Civil War Museum: Winchester: Winchester: Shenandoah Valley: Civil War: Old Cranks Motorcar Museum ...
The Old Cape Henry Light, completed in 1792, was the first federal construction project under the United States Constitution. The history of Virginia Beach, Virginia, goes back to the Native Americans who lived in the area for thousands of years before the English colonists landed at Cape Henry in April 1607 and established their first permanent settlement at Jamestown a few weeks later.
It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, as a prime example of early colonial architecture in Virginia. [7] It was listed in the US National Register of Historic Places in 1966. [2] Another nearby surviving early 18th-century house in Virginia Beach is the Adam Keeling House.
Ferry Plantation House, or Old Donation Farm, Ferry Farm, Walke Manor House, [3] [5] is a brick house in the neighborhood of Old Donation Farm in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The site dates back to 1642 when Savill Gaskin started the second ferry service in Hampton Roads to carry passengers on the Lynnhaven River to the nearby county courthouse ...
The Francis Land House, or Rose Hall, [4] is a historic brick house in located within the Rose Hall District near Princess Anne Plaza in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was the plantation home of the prominent Land family, a founding family of Princess Anne County, Virginia. [5] [6]