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The Lynnhaven House, also Wishart–Boush House, Wishart House, and Boush House, which was built circa 1725, is an example of 18th century Tidewater Virginia vernacular architecture and is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. [3] Although it was founded by the Thelaball family, it is sometimes referred to as the Boush House or the Wishart House ...
Old Donation Church is the third Lynnhaven Parish Church and is the oldest church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.Records show that the parish's first church services were held in 1637 in the home of Adam Thoroughgood.
Location of Virginia Beach in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia Beach, Virginia.. 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.
1639 - Lynnhaven Parish Church built. 1720 - Adam Thoroughgood House built (approximate date). 1736 - Old Donation Episcopal Church built. 1750 - Kempsville district established as Kemps Landing (approximate date). 1775 - Battle of Kemp's Landing; 1781 - September 5: Battle of the Chesapeake. [2] 1791 - Nimmo Church constructed. It is the ...
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 ...
Despite his widespread and long-lasting influence in South Hampton Roads, his choice of residence was along the Lynnhaven River, also named for his home in England. In 1635, he earned a land patent for over 5,000 acres (20 km 2 ) in this area for having earlier persuaded 105 new residents to settle in Virginia, including Augustine Warner, an ...
Lynnhaven is one of the seven original boroughs created when the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia was formed in 1963. [1] It is located in the North Central portion of the city. This area was originally located at the mouth of the Lynnhaven Bay inlet.
The oldest house of worship in Virginia north of Quantico, completed by undertaker James Wren and received as finished by the vestry on December 20, 1769. Wren's plan was also used (with modifications) for Christ Church in Alexandria and Pohick Church in Lorton.