List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia. There are currently 121 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), 2 former NHLs, 2 NHLs that were once in the state, and 13 historic sites that are National Historical Parks or other areas in the National Park Service system.
Contents
Current landmarks
The National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are widely distributed across Virginia's 95 counties and 39 independent cities.
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexandria Historic District |
(#66000928) |
Alexandria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Alexandria (independent city) | Comprises the central portion of Alexandria, Virginia | |
2 | Aquia Church |
(#69000282) |
Garrisonville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Stafford | Mid-18th-century church | |
3 | Bacon's Castle |
(#66000849) |
Bacon's Castle Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Surry | One of the oldest brick buildings in Virginia | |
4 | Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery |
(#84003880) |
Leesburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Loudoun | Site of an embarrassing Union defeat early in the American Civil War, caused by inept generalship, after which drowned troops' bodies floated down the Potomac River to Washington, D.C. | |
5 | Banneker (Benjamin) SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone |
(#76002094) |
Arlington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Arlington | A boundary stone associated with Benjamin Banneker, (1731–1806), an African American surveyor, mathematician and astronomer who assisted Andrew Ellicott during the first two months of Ellicott's 1791–1792 survey of the boundaries of the original District of Columbia.[3] | |
6 | Barracks, Virginia Military Institute |
(#66000956) |
Lexington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Lexington (independent city) | Gothic style cadet barracks building on the grounds of Virginia Military Institute | |
7 | Berkeley |
(#71001040) |
Charles City Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Charles City | One of the great plantations of Virginia, associated with Presidents William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison. | |
8 | Berry Hill |
(#69000246) |
South Boston Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Halifax | A Greek Revival plantation mansion, imitating the Parthenon | |
9 | Brandon |
(#69000271) |
Burrowsville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Prince George | Plantation tended from 1614 on, with unusual brick mansion in style of Palladio's "Roman Country House" completed in 1760s | |
10 | Bremo Historic District |
(#69000241) |
Bremo Bluff Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fluvanna | James River plantation with mansion probably designed by Thomas Jefferson | |
11 | Bruton Parish Church |
|
(#70000861) |
Williamsburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Williamsburg (independent city) | Earliest church in the British American colonies to reflect the infusion of English Renaissance style. |
12 | Camden |
(#69000228) |
Port Royal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Caroline | Two-story Italian villa featuring such 19th-century innovations as a central heating system, gas lights, inside toilets, and shower baths. | |
13 | Camp Hoover |
(#88001825) |
Graves Mill Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Madison | President Herbert Hoover's rustic presidential retreat, also known as Rapidan Camp. | |
14 | Cape Henry Lighthouse |
(#66000910) |
Virginia Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Virginia Beach (independent city) | First lighthouse to be erected by the Federal Government. | |
15 | Carter's Grove |
(#69000249) |
Williamsburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
James City | Georgian country house and plantation near Williamsburg. | |
16 | Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation |
(#69000243) |
Middletown and Strasburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Frederick and Warren | Site of the American Civil War battle of Cedar Creek and the Belle Grove Plantation. | |
17 | Christ Church, Alexandria |
(#70000899) |
Alexandria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Alexandria (independent city) | 1773 Georgian brick church | |
18 | Christ Church |
(#66000841) |
Irvington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Lancaster | Example of British Colonial ecclesiastical architecture. | |
19 | Confederate Capitol |
|
(#66000911) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | From July 1861 to April 1865, the Confederate Congress met here; state capitol before and after the war |
20 | Charles Richard Drew House |
(#76002095) |
Arlington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Arlington | Home of Dr. Charles R. Drew, an African American physician and researcher whose leadership on stockpiling blood plasma saved lives in World War II | |
21 | Drydock No. 1 |
(#70000862) |
Portsmouth Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Portsmouth (independent city) | Union frigate USS Merrimack was rebuilt by the Confederates in this drydock, becoming the ironclad CSS Virginia. Now part of Norfolk Naval Shipyard. | |
22 | Egyptian Building |
(#69000321) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | First permanent home of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College | |
23 | Elsing Green |
(#69000252) |
Tunstall Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
King William | Georgian plantation house built by Carter Braxton | |
24 | Exchange |
(#69000322) |
Petersburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Petersburg (independent city) | Two-story Greek Revival structure with a Doric portico. | |
25 | Eyre Hall |
(#69000265) |
Cheriton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Northampton | A private plantation in the hands of the Eyre family since 1668. | |
26 | Five Forks Battlefield |
(#66000830) |
Petersburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dinwiddie | Site of Battle of Five Forks, where Lee's flank was turned, leading to virtual end of the American Civil War in 1865. | |
27 | Gerald R. Ford, Jr., House |
(#85003048) |
Alexandria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Alexandria (independent city) | House of President Gerald R. Ford. | |
28 | Fort Monroe |
(#66000912) |
Hampton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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 is the only one of its kind left in the United States that is still an active Army post. | |
29 | Fort Myer Historic District |
(#72001380) |
Arlington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Arlington | U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery. | |
30 | Franklin and Armfield Office |
(#78003146) |
Alexandria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Alexandria (independent city) | Largest slave trading firm in the antebellum South | |
31 | Gadsby's Tavern |
(#66000913) |
Alexandria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Alexandria (independent city) | Original tavern was a central part of the social, economic, political, and educational life of the city of Alexandria, and the United States. (Try Gadsby's Tavern Museum) | |
32 | Ellen Glasgow House |
(#71001041) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Residence of author Ellen Glasgow | |
33 | Carter Glass House |
(#76002183) |
Lynchburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Lynchburg (independent city) | A home of influential congressman and senator Carter Glass | |
34 | Green Springs Historic District |
(#73002036) |
Zion Crossroads Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Louisa | Rural manor houses and related buildings. | |
35 | Greenway Court |
(#66000829) |
White Post Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Clarke | Remnants of 5,000,000-acre (20,000 km2) estate of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, only British peer in America, where George Washington worked as a surveyor | |
36 | Gunston Hall |
|
(#66000832) |
Lorton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fairfax | Home of the United States Founding Father George Mason. |
37 | Hampton Institute |
(#69000323) |
Hampton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hampton (independent city) | Hampton University began in 1868 as a teacher training school to train young Black men and women. | |
38 | Hanover County Courthouse |
(#69000247) |
Hanover Court House Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hanover | This Georgian courthouse has been used continuously since its completion around 1735. It was here that, in 1763, Patrick Henry argued and won THE PARSON'S CAUSE, a case involving religious liberty in the Colony. | |
39 | Holly Knoll-R. R. Moton House |
(#81000640) |
Capahosic Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Gloucester | Retirement home of Black educator Robert Russa Moton | |
40 | The Homestead |
(#84003494) |
Hot Springs Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Bath | Example of Georgian and Colonial Revival architecture. | |
41 | Humpback Bridge |
(#69000219) |
Covington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Allegheny | Oldest surviving covered bridge in Virginia; a rare example of a covered humpback bridge. | |
42 | Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters |
(#67000027) |
Winchester Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Winchester (independent city) | Confederate Major General Jackson lived here during the 1861–1862 winter | |
43 | Jackson Ward Historic District |
(#76002187) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | A historically African-American neighborhood. | |
44 | Kenmore |
(#69000325) |
Fredericksburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fredericksburg (independent city) | Home of Fielding Lewis | |
45 | Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University |
(#66000914) |
Lexington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Lexington (independent city) | Victorian Gothic brick chapel commemorates the years Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) served as president (1865–1870) of the college, then known as Washington College. Lee is buried in a chapel vault. | |
46 | LIGHTSHIP NO. 101 "PORTSMOUTH" |
(#89001080) |
Portsmouth Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Portsmouth (independent city) | Lightship Portsmouth, commissioned as Lightship 101, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia. | |
47 | Lunar Landing Research Facility |
(#85002808) |
Hampton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hampton (independent city) | Crane at Langley Research Center used to practice Apollo lunar landings | |
48 | Main Street Station and Trainshed |
|
(#70000867) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Station is an example of Beaux-Arts influence, and the trainshed is one of the last gable-roofed trainsheds in America. |
49 | Marlbourne | Upload image |
(#66000837) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hanover | Property of Confederate secessionist Edmund Ruffin |
50 | General George C. Marshall House |
(#96000972) |
Leesburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Loudoun | Last home of General George C. Marshall, who called it "Dodona Manor". | |
51 | John Marshall House |
|
(#66000916) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Home of 4th Chief Justice John Marshall. |
52 | Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop |
(#66000846) |
Steele's Tavern Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Rockbridge | Home of the inventor of mechanical reaper. | |
53 | Gari Melchers Home |
(#66000848) |
Falmouth Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Stafford | Residence and studio of painter Gari Melchers | |
54 | Menokin |
(#69000276) |
Warsaw Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond | Home of Declaration of Independence signer Francis Lightfoot Lee. | |
55 | Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell House |
(#76002112) |
Middleburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Loudoun | Residence of General William "Billy" Mitchell, advocate of military air power. | |
56 | James Monroe Law Office |
(#66000917) |
Fredericksburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fredericksburg (independent city) | James Monroe used this structure as a law office from 1786 to 1789. | |
57 | James Monroe Tomb |
(#71001044) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Tomb with "flamboyant and delicate tracery in cast iron" of President James Monroe | |
58 | Monticello |
(#66000826) |
Charlottesville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Albemarle | Mansion of President Thomas Jefferson. | |
59 | Montpelier |
(#66000843) |
Orange Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Orange | Residence of President James Madison. | |
60 | Monument Avenue Historic District |
(#70000883) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Broad tree-lined avenue with several impressive memorials. | |
61 | Monumental Church |
|
(#69000326) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Early Greek Revival church. |
62 | Robert Russa Moton High School |
(#95001177) |
Farmville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Prince Edward | Site of a 1951 student strike that led to court case striking down the practice of "separate but equal" schools; now a museum | |
63 | Mount Airy |
(#66000845) |
Warsaw Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond | Stone plantation house. Burial place of Francis Lightfoot Lee. | |
64 | Mount Vernon |
(#66000833) |
Alexandria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fairfax | Plantation home of President George Washington. | |
65 | Natural Bridge |
(#97001401) |
Natural Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Rockbridge | Natural rock arch, once owned by Thomas Jefferson. | |
66 | New Kent School and George W. Watkins School |
(#01001046) |
New Kent and Quinton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
New Kent | Pair of schools that represent widespread token desegregation of southern schools in the decade after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education supreme court decision. Focus of 1968 Green v. County School Board, which was effective in bringing about real desegregation. | |
67 | Oak Hill |
(#66000842) |
Leesburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Loudoun | Residence of President James Monroe | |
68 | Oatlands |
(#69000255) |
Leesburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Loudoun | Notable Federal-style mansion designed and built by George Carter. | |
69 | Old City Hall |
|
(#69000327) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Example of the High Victorian Gothic style. |
70 | Pear Valley |
(#69000266) |
Eastville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Northampton | An early 18th century Chesapeake cottage. | |
71 | Pentagon |
(#89000932) |
Arlington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Arlington | Building is symbolic of national military power. | |
72 | Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield |
(#06000239) |
Petersburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dinwiddie | Site of Union breakthrough that collapsed Confederate General Lee's fortifications from Petersburg to Richmond, on April 2, 1865. | |
73 | Pittsylvania County Courthouse |
(#81000643) |
Chatham Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Pittsylvania | In 1878, Judge J.D. Coles was arrested for excluding Black citizens from serving as jurors. | |
74 | Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine |
(#94001651) |
Pocahontas Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Tazewell | 1882 mine in the Pocahontas coalfield. | |
75 | Poplar Forest |
|
(#69000223) |
Lynchburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Bedford | Thomas Jefferson built this structure as a country retreat. |
76 | Potomac (Potowmack) Canal Historic District |
(#79003038) |
Great Falls Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fairfax | Remains of an impressively engineered canal built beside the falls of the Potomac. | |
77 | Prestwould |
(#03001033) |
Clarksville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Mecklenburg | Most intact and best documented plantation surviving in Southside Virginia. | |
78 | Quarters 1 |
(#72001382) |
Arlington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Arlington | Residence of all U.S. Army Chiefs of Staff since 1910 | |
79 | Peyton Randolph House |
(#70000863) |
Williamsburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Williamsburg (independent city) | Home of Peyton Randolph, first President of the Continental Congress. | |
80 | Virginia Randolph Cottage |
(#74002126) |
Glen Allen Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Henrico | Commemorates notable Black teacher Virginia E. Randolph (1874-1958). | |
81 | Rendezvous Docking Simulator |
(#85002809) |
Hampton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hampton (independent city) | Trainer used by Gemini and Apollo program astronauts to practice rendezvous and docking techniques at Langley Research Center | |
82 | Reynolds Homestead | Upload image |
(#71000987) |
Critz Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Patrick | Home of R. J. Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company |
83 | Ripshin Farm | Upload image |
(#71000979) |
Trout Dale Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Grayson | Summer home of author Sherwood Anderson. |
84 | Rising Sun Tavern |
(#66000919) |
Fredericksburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fredericksburg (independent city) | Tavern built by Charles Washington, youngest brother of George Washington | |
85 | Rotunda, University of Virginia |
(#66000937) |
Charlottesville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Charlottesville (independent city) | Designed by Thomas Jefferson shortly before his death. | |
86 | Sabine Hall |
(#69000277) |
Tappahannock Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond | Early Georgian two story brick mansion. | |
87 | St. John's Episcopal Church |
|
(#66000920) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Patrick Henry delivered his "Liberty or Death" speech here. |
88 | Saint Luke's Church |
(#66000838) |
Smithfield Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Isle Of Wight | English room church with Gothic details | |
89 | St. Peter's Parish Church |
(#69000263) |
New Kent Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
New Kent | 1703 Episcopal church may have been where George and Martha Washington were married | |
90 | Saratoga |
(#70000788) |
Boyce Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Clarke | Gray limestone Georgian house built by Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781. | |
91 | Sayler's Creek Battlefield |
(#85002436) |
Farmville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Amelia and Prince Edward | Sites of Battle of Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865, where 1/4 of Lee's army was cut off, three days before surrender at Appomattox | |
92 | Scotchtown |
(#66000835) |
Ashland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hanover | Plantation house of unusual size that was childhood home of Dolley Madison and later a home of Patrick Henry | |
93 | James Semple House |
(#70000864) |
Williamsburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Williamsburg (independent city) | House likely designed by Thomas Jefferson; a relative of the Semples, President John Tyler resided here while attending school. | |
94 | Shack Mountain |
(#76002090) |
Charlottesville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Albemarle | Home of Fiske Kimball, author of Thomas Jefferson, Architect. | |
95 | Shirley |
(#69000328) |
Hopewell Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Charles City | Oldest plantation in Virginia. | |
96 | Skyline Drive |
|
(#97000375) |
Luray Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Albemarle | Road through the Shenandoah National Park |
97 | Spence's Point |
(#71000991) |
Westmoreland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Westmoreland | Farm home of writer John Roderigo Dos Passos. | |
98 | Stratford Hall |
(#66000851) |
Lerty Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Westmoreland | Notable example of early Georgian architecture. Birthplace of Robert E Lee. | |
99 | Adam Thoroughgood House |
(#66000921) |
Virginia Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Virginia Beach (independent city) | One of the oldest brick houses in Virginia, built by Adam Thoroughgood. | |
100 | Thunderbird Archeological District | Upload image |
(#77001495) |
Limeton Coordinates missing |
Warren | Three archeological sites. |
101 | Tredegar Iron Works |
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(#71001048) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | One of the largest iron works from 1841 to 1865. |
102 | Tuckahoe |
(#00000259) |
Manakin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Goochland and Henrico | Tuckahoe, owned by the Randolph family, was the home of president Thomas Jefferson for 7 years during his boyhood. | |
103 | John Tyler House |
(#66000922) |
Charles City Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Charles City | Residence of President John Tyler. | |
104 | University Of Virginia Historic District |
(#70000865) |
Charlottesville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Charlottesville (independent city) | District includes Jefferson's original "academical village" and the Rotunda. | |
105 | Variable Density Tunnel |
(#85002795) |
Hampton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Hampton (independent city) | Steel tank from a wind tunnel at Langley Research Center. (use source [1]) | |
106 | Virginia Governor's Mansion |
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(#69000360) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | State Executive Mansion. |
107 | Virginia Military Institute Historic District |
(#74002219) |
Lexington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Lexington (independent city) | First state-supported military college. | |
108 | Maggie Lena Walker House |
(#75002100) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Home of Maggie Lena Walker, first woman to establish an American bank. | |
109 | Washington and Lee University Historic District |
(#71001047) |
Lexington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Lexington (independent city) | Neoclassical buildings that form one of the most dignified college campuses. Washington & Lee University | |
110 | George Washington Boyhood Home Site |
(#72001417) |
Fredericksburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Stafford | Known locally as Ferry Farm. | |
111 | George Washington Masonic National Memorial |
(#15000622) |
Alexandria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Alexandria (independent city) | One of the largest private memorials to Washington, reflecting the Masonic involvement of many Founding Fathers | |
112 | Waterford Historic District |
(#69000256) |
Waterford Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Loudoun | Picturesque village, oldest settlement in Loudoun County | |
113 | Westover |
(#66000923) |
Charles City Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Charles City | Plantation that is ancestral seat of the Byrd family | |
114 | White House of the Confederacy |
(#66000924) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | Residence of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. | |
115 | Wickham-Valentine House |
(#69000329) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Richmond (independent city) | One of Richmond's finest Federal residences. | |
116 | Williamsburg Historic District |
(#66000925) |
Williamsburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Williamsburg (independent city) | Capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1799. | |
117 | Woodlawn |
(#70000792) |
Alexandria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fairfax | Flagship property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. | |
118 | Woodrow Wilson Birthplace |
(#66000926) |
Staunton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Staunton (independent city) | Birthplace of President Thomas Woodrow Wilson. | |
119 | Wren Building, College of William and Mary |
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(#66000929) |
Williamsburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Williamsburg (independent city) | Wren Building at the College of William and Mary. |
120 | Wythe House |
(#70000866) |
Williamsburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Williamsburg (independent city) | One of Virginia's finest Georgian brick townhouse and home of George Wythe. | |
121 | Yeocomico Church |
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Westmoreland | Significant example of transitional Colonial architecture. |
Historic areas administered by the National Park Service
National Historic Sites, National Historical Parks, National Memorials, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are 13 of these in Virginia. The National Park Service lists these thirteen together with the NHLs in the state,[4] The Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park and the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site are also NHLs and are listed above. The remaining 11 are:
Moved and delisted National Historic Landmarks
Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Date moved | Locality | County | Description | |
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1 | Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel | October 3, 1985 | August 25, 2014 | Hampton | Hampton (independent city) | Demolished | |
2 | Full Scale 30- by 60-Foot Tunnel | October 3, 1985 | August 25, 2014 | Hampton | Hampton (independent city) | Demolished | |
3 | USS Sequoia (presidential yacht) | December 23, 1987 | Now in the District of Columbia.[6] | ||||
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York | First nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship; now berthed in Baltimore, Maryland. |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia
- United States National Park Service areas in Virginia
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
References
- ↑ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ↑ Bedini, Silvio A. (1999), The Life of Benjamin Banneker: The First African-American Man of Science, Second edition, Maryland Historical Society. ISBN 0-938420-59-3
- ↑ These are listed on p.117 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State"
- ↑ Date of listing as National Monument or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.
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External links
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