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

King William County Virginia has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 15 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Elsing Green, Pamunkey Indian Reservation Archaeological District, Burlington, Chelsea and Chericoke.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Mattaponi, British Colonists, Pamunkey and Early American Settlers dating back to 5499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these King William County historic places including Carter Braxton and George Taylor.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the King William County places including Gideon Bosher, William Bosher, Edward F. Sinnott, Capt. George I Dabney and Charles W. Jr. Huff. Prominent architectural styles found in King William Country are Federal, Colonial and Georgian.

Burlington (added 1978 - - #78003023)

Address Restricted , Aylett

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Architecture, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Mattaponi

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Chelsea (added 1969 - - #69000253)

N of jct. of Chelsea Rd. and Rte. 30 , West Point

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, Social History

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Chericoke (added 1980 - - #80004195)

W of Falls on VA 666 , Falls

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Elsing Green (added 1969 - - #69000252)

Also known as Carter Braxton House

SW of jct. of SR 632 and 623 , Tunstall

OgreBot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Historic Person:

Braxton,Carter

Significant Year:

1767, 1758

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, 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:

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Horn Quarter (added 1980 - - #80004196)

Also known as Hornquarter

NW of Manquin on VA 614 , Manquin

Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Taylor,George

Significant Year:

1830

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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King William County Courthouse (added 1969 - - #69000251)

Rte. 619, off VA 30 , King William

The Founders Intent, CC0, 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:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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King William Training School (added 2006 - - #06000872)

Also known as Pamunkey Baptist Association Building

18627 King William Rd. , King William

Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

More Information:

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Mangohick Church (added 1972 - - #72001402)

VA 638, S of VA 30 , Mangohick

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Mount Columbia (added 1989 - - #88003208)

Off VA 649, 2.7 mi. W of VA 605 , Manquin

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bosher,William, Bosher,Gideon

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Pamunkey Indian Reservation Archaeological District (added 1982 - - #82004567)

Also known as Pamunkey Indian Reservation

Address Restricted , Lanesville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

British Colonists, Pamunkey, Early American Settlers

Period of Significance:

5000-5499 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Roseville Plantation (added 2007 - - #07000800)

Also known as Floyd's, VDHR 050-0060

3736 Herring Creek Rd , Aylett

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Seven Springs (added 1980 - - #80004194)

W of Enfield , Enfield

Jmoffet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dabney,Capt. George I

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Sharon Indian School (added 2007 - - #07000764)

Also known as Indian View

13383 King William Rd. , King William

Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Native American, Education, Historic - Aboriginal, Politics/Government

Cultural Affiliation:

Virginia Indian, Upper Mattaponi

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Meeting Hall

More Information:

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St. John's Church (added 1973 - - #73002214)

N of Sweet Hall on VA 30 , Sweet Hall

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Sweet Hall (added 1977 - - #77001490)

S of King William , King William

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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West Point Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001051)

Also known as DHR File No. 325-02

Kirby, Main, and Lee Sts. from 1st through 13th Sts. , West Point

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Industry, Commerce, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Hotel, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Windsor Shades (added 1978 - - #78003025)

Also known as Ruffin's Ferry;Waterville

SW of Sweet Hall off VA 30 , Sweet Hall

Powellcl4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Wyoming (added 1980 - - #80004197)

N of Studley on VA 615 , Studley

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Zoar (added 2007 - - #06000065)

Also known as Mount Zoar; Upper Zoar;Lower Zoar; Zoar State Park, 050-0119

VA 608, Upshaw Rd. , Aylett

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Outdoor Recreation, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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