Waveland
Waveland is a large farm located in Fauquier County’s Piedmont Valley and surrounded entirely by functioning agricultural land. The 1835 Greek Revival–style mansion originally featured a three-bay-wide, rectangular plan, until […]
Hanover Wayside
Hanover Wayside is a 35–acre park located on U.S. Route 301 about 15 miles north of Richmond. The Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the park during 1937 and 1938. It was […]
Haven B. Howe House
The Haven B. Howe House is a fine example of a high-style, Reconstruction-era farmhouse, constructed during the 1870s from materials available on the property and in the region. Featuring porch […]
Trenton
A good example of rural Federal-style architecture that features transitional elements of early Classical Revival and Greek Revival styles, Trenton is a two-and-one-half-story, three-bay brick dwelling constructed circa 1829. The […]
Oak Hill
Located within Cumberland State Forest, Oak Hill is a two-story, three-bay, frame dwelling constructed around 1810 by plantation owner William Mynn Thornton (1781–1856). Illustrating the tastes of the planter class […]
Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District
Settled largely by wealthy Tidewater Virginians as they pushed into the colony’s western frontier in the 1720s, the 83,000-plus acres in the Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District initially developed slowly. […]
Sandwich
Sandwich may be one of the oldest buildings in Middlesex County’s Urbanna Historic District. Built in the second half of the 18th century, the brick house sits on a bluff […]
Williamsburg Historic District
Williamsburg served as the capital of the Virginia colony from 1699 until 1776, and as the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia until 1780. Laid out by Governor Francis Nicholson, […]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Wakefield, the site of George Washington’s birthplace, is a tract on Pope’s Creek, just off the Potomac River in Westmoreland County. The property was purchased in 1718 by Washington’s father, […]
Skyline Drive Historic District
Extending through eight counties, the world-famous Skyline Drive is a testament to the expanding movement for conservation, public outdoor recreation, and regional planning that became a hallmark of New Deal […]
