National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Mathews County

Mathews County Virginia has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Billups House, Fort Cricket Hill, Hesse, Mathews County Courthouse Square and Methodist Tabernacle.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include American, African-American, Euro-American and Early And Middle Woodland dating back to 1499 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mathews County places including Elzy Burroughs, Richard Billups, William H. Brown, US Lighthouse Board and Josiah Williams. Prominent architectural styles found in Mathews Country are Federal, Georgian and Classical Revival.

B. Williams & Co. Store (added 2009 - - #09000394)

Also known as VDHR #057-0035

1030 Williams Wharf Rd. , Mathews

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Williams, Josiah

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Post Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Billups House (added 1980 - - #80004199)

Also known as Milford

E of Moon , Moon

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Fort Cricket Hill (added 1970 - - #70000811)

Also known as Cricket Hill

Address Restricted , Hudgins

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Military, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hesse (added 1974 - - #74002137)

E of Cobbs Creek off VA 631 , Blakes

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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James, Thomas, Store, Old (added 2008 - - #08000244)

Also known as The Old Store, James Store; 057-5027

Main & Maple Sts. , Mathews Court House

Jenniferglass, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Lane Hotel, The (added 2011 - - #11000065)

68 Church St, Mathews

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

More Information:

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Mathews County Courthouse Square (added 1977 - - #77001491)

Also known as VDHR # 057-0022, Archaeological Site # 44MT0073

VA 611 , Mathews

Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown,William H., Billups,Richard

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Prehistoric, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

African-American, Euro-American, Early And Middle Woodland

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1000-1499 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Government Office, Library, Monument/Marker, Plaza

Current Function:

Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office, Monument/Marker, Plaza

More Information:

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Methodist Tabernacle (added 1975 - - #75002024)

SE of Mathews on VA 611 at jct. with VA 644 , Mathews

Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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New Point Comfort Lighthouse (added 1973 - - #73002037)

Jct. of Chesapeake Bay and Mobjack Bay , New Point

Skip willits, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Burroughs,Elzy

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Poplar Grove Mill and House (added 1969 - - #69000259)

Also known as Tide Mill and Poplar Grove

SW of jct. of Rtes. 14 and 613 , Williams

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Riverlawn (added 2012 - - #12000543)

134 Williamsdale Ln., Mathews

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Burke, John J.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Economics

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

More Information:

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Sibley's and James Store Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000093)

Also known as Sibley Bros. General Store, Old Thomas James Store

239 Main St. (Main and Maple Sts.) , Mathews

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

More Information:

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Springdale (added 2013 - - #13000339)

1108 New Point Comfort Hwy., Mathews

Springdale1735, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Wolf Trap Light Station (added 2002 - - #02001434)

SE of New Point Comfort , Poquoson East

Berean Hunter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

US Lighthouse Board

Area of Significance:

Maritime History, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

More Information:

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