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

Vacant / Not In Use

Virginia - Mathews County - Vacant / Not In Use

Mathews County Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Cricket Hill, Methodist Tabernacle, New Point Comfort Lighthouse and Poplar Grove Mill and House and James, Thomas, Store, Old.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include American dating back to 1750.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mathews County places including Elzy Burroughs. Prominent architectural styles found in Mathews Country are .

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

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

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

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

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

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