Tangier Island Historic District
The Tangier Island Historic District encompasses architectural and archaeological resources on this island that is home to a traditional watermen’s community that is part of Accomack County. Prior to the […]
Walnut Valley
Located in Surry County’s Chippokes Plantation State Park, Walnut Valley consists of a circa 1770 plantation house, an 1816 slave quarter and an associated archaeological site within a nearly 263-acre […]
Fort Loudoun Site
The Fort Loudoun Site is a half-acre tract within the Winchester Historic District where a young Colonel George Washington designed and constructed a fort while serving as commander of the […]
Springdale
Exemplifying a unique evolution of architectural style in Mathews County, Springdale preserves two important stages of construction. The original portion, built in the late-18th-century, is a simple but elegant Georgian-style […]
Gloucester Woman’s Club
Situated on the edge of historic downtown Gloucester Court House, the Gloucester Woman’s Club building showcases over 250 years of history that includes its use as a residence beginning as […]
The Lewis Store
The Fielding Lewis Store in Fredericksburg is named after its original proprietor, whose second wife, Betty Washington, was sister of the future Revolutionary War hero and President. The Georgian-style brick […]
Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery is one of the only known burial grounds in the U.S. to be established and administered by the federal government for the interment of African […]
Unison Battlefield Historic District
Stretching between the villages of Philomont and Unison in Loudoun County and Upperville in Fauquier County, the Unison Battlefield Historic District is where Union and Confederate cavalry detachments fought between […]
Auburn Battlefield
Auburn Battlefield, in Fauquier County, is the site of Civil War actions fought on October 13 and 14 in 1863, during the Bristoe Campaign, between the forces of Confederate General […]
Great Falls Park Historic District
Great Falls Park Historic District in Fairfax County encompasses part of the Potomac Canal, an 18th-century engineering achievement spearheaded by George Washington and recognized in 1982 as a National Historic […]
