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December 19, 1960 (Hampton: Hampton (independent city) Fort Monroe was completed in 1834, and is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. Completely surrounded by a moat, the six-sided stone fort was an active Army post until 2011.
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 ...
Today, 36 of the original marker stones survive as the oldest federally placed monuments in the United States. Thirteen of these markers are now within Virginia due to the return of the portion of the District south and west of the Potomac River to Virginia in 1846 (see: District of Columbia retrocession).
Click on a state to see a list of the National Historic Landmarks in that state. The United States National Historic Landmark Program is designed to recognize and honor the nation's cultural and historical heritage. The program was formally inaugurated with a series of listings on October 9, 1960; as of August 21, 2020, there are 2,597 ...
upon accepting the nomination for the state level landmark status, the State Review Board makes a recommendation on whether the State Historic Preservation Officer should submit it to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. [2]
The Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR) is a list of historic properties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The state's official list of important historic sites, it was created in 1965, [2] by the General Assembly in the Code of Virginia. [2] The Register serves the same purpose as the National Register of Historic Places. The nomination form for ...
Located on Belleville Lane. It seems little research has been conducted on this historic plantation. Some traditional sources, [2] as well as the Virginia Department of Historic Resources ascribe a date of 1658. Broad Bay Manor: Virginia Beach: 1640 c. or 1660 c. Purportedly the oldest extant European-built house in the southeastern United States.
Junction of State Routes 10/32 with State Route 125 36°51′40″N 76°34′45″W / 36.861111°N 76.579167°W / 36.861111; -76.579167 ( Chuckatuck Historic Current settlement dates from 1635 land grant to Richard Bartlett, who built a grist mill at the head of Chuckatuck Creek that operated until 1970.