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

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Virginia - Gloucester County - Historic Districts

Gloucester County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Gloucester Point Archaeological District, Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District, Gloucester Point Archaeological District and Shelly Archeological District and Gloucester Point Archaeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Archaic Period, Woodland Period and Historic Period dating back to 2999 BC. Prominent architectural styles found in Gloucester Country are Colonial, Federal and Georgian.

Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1973 - - #73002016)

Main St. and Gloucester County Courthouse Sq. , Gloucester

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office

Gloucester Downtown Historic District (added 2010 - - #10001063)

Seven blocks of Main St from the courthouse circle to Ware House Rd, Gloucester

Matt.king4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Commerce, Black, Politics/Government, Law

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Gloucester Point Archaeological District (added 1985 - - #85001251)

Also known as Tindall's Point/Gloucester Point

Address Restricted , Gloucester

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Urban

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Parking Lot, Underwater

Shelly Archeological District (added 1990 - - #89001932)

Also known as 44GL318;44GL319;44GL324-353

Address Restricted , Hayes

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Archaic Period, Woodland Period, Historic Period

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1000-2999 BC, 1000-1499 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Forest

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