Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Virginia - Charles City County
Charles City County Virginia has 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of National significance and 15 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Berkeley, Fort Pocahontas, Greenway, Shirley and Tyler, John, House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Woodland, American Pioneer and American Colonial dating back to 10999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Charles City County historic places including John Tyler, Harrison,Benjamin,V, Byrd,William and II.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Charles City County places including USArmy United States Colored Troops, A. H. Marks and Bros., W. Duncan Lee, Benjamin Albert Nance and Edward and Julia Nance-Major. Prominent architectural styles found in Charles City Country are Georgian, Greek Revival and Colonial.

Belle Air (added 1974 - - #74002232)
N of VA 5 , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Berkeley (added 1971 - - #71001040)
Also known as Benjamin Harrison V Birthplace;Berkeley Plantation
8 mi. W of Charles City , Charles City
Jossifresco, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Harrison,Benjamin,V
Significant Year:
1791, 1726
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Cary, Lott, Birth Site (added 1980 - - #80004883)
Also known as Lott Cary House
NW of Charles City on VA 602 , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History, Religion
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:
archives document
Charles City County Courthouse (added 1969 - - #69000335)
VA 5 , Charles City
KudzuVine, 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:
1850-1874, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
archives document
Dogham, Doggams (added 1999 - - #99001200)
Also known as DHR File No. 018-0059, Dogham Farm
1601 Dogham Ln. , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, European
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
More Information:
archives document
Edgewood (added 1983 - - #83003265)
W of Charles City on VA 5 , Charles City
Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Eppes Island (added 1969 - - #69000337)
Also known as Shirley Hundred Island
Address Restricted , Hopewell
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Woodland, American Pioneer
Period of Significance:
1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Unknown
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Evelynton (added 1989 - - #89000486)
Also known as DHL File 18-64
VA 5 E of VA 609 , Charles City
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lee,W. Duncan
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Fort Pocahontas (added 1999 - - #99000848)
Also known as Kennon's Landing, Wilson's Wharf
Address Restricted , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
United States Colored Troops, USArmy
Area of Significance:
Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Black
Cultural Affiliation:
Black Freedman
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Fortification
Current Function:
Defense, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Battle Site, Cemetery
Glebe of Westover Parish (added 1975 - - #75002108)
SW of Ruthville off VA 615 , Ruthville
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Social History, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Greenway (added 1969 - - #69000336)
On VA 5 , Charles City
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Tyler,John
Significant Year:
1790, 1829, 1775
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
Hardens (added 1983 - - #83003266)
W of Lamptie Hill on VA 5 , Lamptie Hill
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture, Industry, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Hilton, Aaron, Site (added 1997 - - #97000148)
Also known as VDHR Site No. 44CC356;File No. 18-246
Address Restricted , Charles City
send us a photo to share
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
African-American Freedman
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kittiewan (added 1979 - - #79003316)
2.5 mi. SE of New Hope , New Hope
TheJScott, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Colonial
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Margots (added 1973 - - #73002203)
NE of Tettington off VA 621 , Tettington
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Mount Stirling (added 1993 - - #93000005)
Also known as VDHR File No. 18-15
VA 155 E side, 3200 ft. NNE of jct. with VA 614 , Providence Forge
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Nance--Major House and Store (added 2006 - - #06000707)
Also known as 018-0078
10811 Courthouse Rd. , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nance, Benjamin Albert, Nance-Major, Edward and Julia
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Department Store, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Storage
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Department Store, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
North Bend (added 1989 - - #89001107)
Also known as 18-65
VA 619 , Weyanoke
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Piney Grove (added 1985 - - #85003052)
VA 615 , Holdcroft
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Poplar Springs (added 1994 - - #94001028)
Also known as VDHR File No. 18-18
17300 The Glebe Ln. , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Rowe, The (added 2008 - - #80004442)
3 mi. SW of Rustic , Rustic
send us a photo to share
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:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Shirley (added 1969 - - #69000328)
5 mi. N of Hopewell off VA 608 , Hopewell
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Tyler, John, House (added 1966 - - #66000922)
Also known as Sherwood Forest
4 mi. E of Charles City on VA 5 , Charles City
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Tyler,John
Significant Year:
1862, 1842
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Upper Shirley (added 1982 - - #82001884)
W of Charles City on SR 608 , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
A. H. Marks and Bros.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Upper Weyanoke (added 1980 - - #80004441)
S. of Charles City on VA 619 , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Literature
Cultural Affiliation:
American Colonial
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Westover (added 1966 - - #66000923)
7 mi. W of Charles City on VA 5 , Charles City
Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Byrd,William,II
Significant Year:
1734, 1744, 1730
Area of Significance:
Literature, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
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:
archives document
Westover Church (added 1972 - - #72001502)
5 mi. W of Charles City off VA 5 , Charles City
Ras67, Public domain, 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:
1800-1824, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Weyanoke (added 1980 - - #80004406)
Also known as Weyanoke Plantation
Address Restricted , Charles City
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Military, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Woodland, American Colonial
Period of Significance:
9000-10999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Woodburn (added 1978 - - #78003183)
Also known as Woodbourne
NW of Charles on VA 618 , Charles City
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Tyler,John
Significant Year:
1830, 1815
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Return to Top
Select a Different Virginia County (map)
Accomack
Albemarle
Alexandria
Alleghany
Amelia
Amherst
Appomattox
Arlington
Augusta
Bath
Bedford
Bland
Botetourt
Bristol
Brunswick
Buchanan
Buckingham
Buena Vista
Campbell
Caroline
Carroll
Charles City
Charlotte
Charlottesville
Chesapeake
Chesterfield
Clarke
Colonial Heights
Covington
Craig
Culpeper
Cumberland
Danville
Dickenson
Dinwiddie
Emporia
Essex
Fairfax
Falls Church
Fauquier
Floyd
Fluvanna
Franklin
Frederick
Fredericksburg
Galax
Giles
Gloucester
Goochland
Grayson
Greene
Greensville
Halifax
Hampton
Hanover
Harrisonburg
Henrico
Henry
Highland
Hopewell
Isle Of Wight
James City
King And Queen
King George
King William
Lancaster
Lee
Lexington
Loudoun
Louisa
Lunenburg
Lynchburg
Madison
Manassas
Martinsville
Mathews
Mecklenburg
Middlesex
Montgomery
Nelson
New Kent
Newport News
Norfolk
Northampton
Northumberland
Nottoway
Orange
Page
Patrick
Petersburg
Pittsylvania
Portsmouth
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Prince George
Prince William
Pulaski
Radford
Rappahannock
Richmond
Roanoke
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Russell
Salem
Scott
Shenandoah
Smyth
Southampton
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Staunton
Suffolk
Surry
Sussex
Tazewell
Virginia Beach
Warren
Washington
Waynesboro
Westmoreland
Williamsburg
Winchester
Wise
Wythe
York
Select a Different State (map)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Return to Home Page