Smithfield Historic District
On the banks of the Pagan River, the compact Isle of Wight County community of Smithfield survives as perhaps the best preserved of Virginia’s colonial seaports. World famous for the […]
City Point Historic District
A settlement was established at City Point as early as 1613. First called Bermuda City, the village was renamed Charles City Point, and eventually City Point. It was incorporated in […]
Monterey Hotel
Built in 1904, this relic of a bygone era is the town of Monterey’s signature landmark. From the mid-19th-century through the early-20th-century western Virginia was dotted with numerous resort hotels […]
Reuben Clark House
Built near the causeway to Fort Monroe, the Reuben Clark House is one of the oldest residences in the venerable city of Hampton. Also known as Willow Dell, the house […]
Seaton
The Gothic Revival cottage of Seaton, set off by its scalloped dormer bargeboards and the crenelated parapet of its small front porch, was the creation of the Halifax master builder […]
South Boston Historic District
South Boston’s historic district preserves the tangible reminders of the community’s industrial, commercial, and residential development from after the Civil War to the 1930s. The Halifax County town began as […]
Brooklyn Store and Post Office
Once a defining feature of rural America, the general store is rapidly becoming an endangered architectural species. Such buildings formerly dotted the countryside with regularity. Most, however, have vanished, and […]
Walter Reed Birthplace
Dr. Walter Reed, conqueror of yellow fever, was born in 1851 in this cottage at Belroi, a Gloucester County crossroad. The tiny house, a rural, one-room vernacular dwelling, is typical […]
Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District
Set off by its T-shaped courthouse built ca. 1766, the cluster of public buildings and offices within the Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District constitute a classic example of a […]
Gloucester Point Archaeological District
Occupying a triangular promontory extending southward into the York River, this archaeologically rich area contains a concentration of well-preserved sites spanning 300 years of Virginia history. From the beginning of […]
