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

James City County Virginia has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Archeological Site No. 44JC308, Carter's Grove, Chickahominy Shipyard Archeological Site, Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, American Agriculture and Early Woodland dating back to 1499 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the James City County places including David Minitree, Richard Talieferro, Charles Peterson, Richard Taliaferro, Lars Rustad, R. Kemper Taylor and Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Prominent architectural styles found in James City Country are Colonial, Colonial Revival and Federal.

Amblers (added 2015 - - #15000016)

Jamestown, Jamestown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Archeological Site No. 44JC308 (added 1993 - - #93000507)

Also known as 44JC308;Paspahegh Settlement Site

Address Restricted , Williamsburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, American Agriculture

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Department Store, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Outdoor Recreation

Carter's Grove (added 1969 - - #69000249)

Also known as Carter's Grove Plantation

SE of jct. of Rte. 667 and U.S. 60 , Williamsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Talieferro,Richard, Minitree,David

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

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Chickahominy Shipyard Archeological Site (added 1979 - - #79003048)

Also known as Chickahominy Shipyard

Address Restricted , Toano

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Transportation, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Virginia Navy

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Colonial National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000839)

VA 359 , Jamestown and

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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

More Information:

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Croaker Landing Archaeological Site (44JC70) (added 1987 - - #87000753)

Also known as 44JC70

Address Restricted , Croaker

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Early Woodland, Late Woodland

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Governor's Land Archeological District (added 1973 - - #73002025)

Address Restricted , Jamestown

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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

Green Spring (added 1978 - - #78000261)

Address Restricted , Williamsburg

Ibn Battuta, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

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

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Hickory Neck Church (added 1973 - - #73002023)

N of Toano on U.S. 60 , Toano

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Jamestown National Historic Site (added 1966 - - #66000840)

Jamestown Island , Jamestown

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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

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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

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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

Norge Train Depot (added 2009 - - #08000256)

Also known as #047-5301

7770 Croaker Rd. , Williamsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Communications, Social History, Transportation, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Pinewoods (added 1971 - - #71000983)

Also known as Warbuton House

1.4 mi. SW of jct. of VA 613 and 614 , Lightfoot

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

More Information:

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Powhatan (added 1970 - - #70000803)

N of jct. of Rtes. 615 and 5 , Five Forks

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taliaferro,Richard

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

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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Riverview (added 1996 - - #96001446)

Also known as VDHR Site No. 47-25

Address Restricted , Williamsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Stone House Site (added 1973 - - #73002024)

Address Restricted , Toano

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Early American

Period of Significance:

1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Toano Historic District (added 2019 - - #100003605)

Also known as VDHR File # 047-5458

7852-7960 Richmond Rd., Toano

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor, R. Kemper

Architectural Style:

Renaissance Revival, Mediterranean Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1903-1966 AD

White Hall (added 2007 - - #07000234)

Also known as Whitehall Plantation; Whitehall Tavern, #047-0041

3200 Rochambeau Rd. , Toano

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Windsor Castle (added 1987 - - #87002149)

Also known as Windsor;DHL File No. 47-21

1812 Forge Rd. , Toano

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 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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