Virginia - James City County - Historic Districts
James City County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown National Historic Site, Governor's Land Archeological District and Kingsmill Plantation and Norge Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the James City County places including Charles Peterson and Lars Rustad. Prominent architectural styles found in James City Country are Colonial Revival and Queen Anne.

Colonial National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000839)
VA 359 , Jamestown and
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Peterson, Charles
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military, Maritime History
Cultural Affiliation:
English
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1850-1874, 1750-1799, 1600-1649
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related
Governor's Land Archeological District (added 1973 - - #73002025)
Address Restricted , Jamestown
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
American Revolution, Early American Settlement
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Jamestown National Historic Site (added 1966 - - #66000840)
Jamestown Island , Jamestown
Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development
Cultural Affiliation:
English
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Kingsmill Plantation (added 1972 - - #72001401)
5 mi. S of Williamsburg , Williamsburg
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American Revolution
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Norge Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001269)
Also known as DHR File No. 47-34
7300--7400 blocks Richmond Rd. and Peninsula and Peach Sts. , Norge
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rustad,Lars
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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