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John Bartram House, Fifty-fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House, Fifty-fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: From the National Historic Landmark nomination: The house and gardens of John Bartram stand today as a living memorial to the pioneer American botanist and serve as an eloquent symbol of the rise ... More

Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville, Mecklenbur...

Significance: Sir Peyton Skipwith VII Baronet moved his family from his "Elm Hill" plantation to the newly completed mansion at "Prestwould" Plantation in 1797. The mansion is situated on land that Sir Peyton ... More

Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville, Mecklenbur...

Significance: Sir Peyton Skipwith VII Baronet moved his family from his "Elm Hill" plantation to the newly completed mansion at "Prestwould" Plantation in 1797. The mansion is situated on land that Sir Peyton ... More

Eyre Hall, U.S. Route 13 & State Route 636 vicinity, Cheriton, Northampton County, Virginia

Eyre Hall, U.S. Route 13 & State Route 636 vicinity, Cheriton, Northam...

Significance: One of the Eastern Shore's most notable 18th century houses, with relatively complete surviving plantation complex, including dairy, smokehouse, overseer's house, graveyard and orangery (ruins). ... More

Mason's Ordinary (Coffee House), 128 North Royal Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Ordinary (Coffee House), 128 North Royal Street, Alexandria, I...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-86, FN-87, FN-88 Survey number: HABS VA-100 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1792 Subsequent Work N... More

King William County Courthouse & Stable, State Route 619, King William, King William County, Virginia

King William County Courthouse & Stable, State Route 619, King William...

Significance: The King William County Courthouse was built in 1725, and expanded in 1840. The courthouse green was enclosed at this time with the construction of a brick wall. The courthouse is still in use and... More

Kiskiack, Naval Mine Depot, State Route 238 vicinity, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Kiskiack, Naval Mine Depot, State Route 238 vicinity, Yorktown, York C...

Significance: "Kiskiack" or the "Henry Lee House" exists as an eighteenth-century artifact characterized by extravagant brickwork popular in the mid 1720s. Kiskiack's most salient features are its T-shaped chi... More

Wright's Chance, 119 South Commerce Street, Centreville, Queen Anne's County, MD

Wright's Chance, 119 South Commerce Street, Centreville, Queen Anne's ...

Survey number: HABS MD-1395 Public domain photograph - historical image of Maryland, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Christ Church (Episcopal), Columbus & Cameron Streets, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Christ Church (Episcopal), Columbus & Cameron Streets, Alexandria, Ind...

Significance: Belonging to the Alexandria-Fairfax Church Group, based on plan of James Wren, local architect and builder. Original dimensions proposed 40' x 60' but the building was enlarged to approximately 5... More

Christ Church (Episcopal), Columbus & Cameron Streets, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Christ Church (Episcopal), Columbus & Cameron Streets, Alexandria, Ind...

Significance: Belonging to the Alexandria-Fairfax Church Group, based on plan of James Wren, local architect and builder. Original dimensions proposed 40' x 60' but the building was enlarged to approximately 5... More

Rising Sun Tavern, 1306 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Rising Sun Tavern, 1306 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksbur...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Rose Hill Manor, 1611 North Market Street, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

Rose Hill Manor, 1611 North Market Street, Frederick, Frederick County...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Belle Isle, State Route 683, Somers, Lancaster County, Virginia

Belle Isle, State Route 683, Somers, Lancaster County, Virginia

Survey number: HABS VA-64 Building/structure dates: ca. 1754 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73002031

Battersea, 793 Appomattox Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Battersea, 793 Appomattox Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-67, FN-68, FN-69, FN-70, FN-71, FN-72, FN-73, FN-74, FN-75 Survey number: HABS VA-136 Building/structure dates: ca. 1768 Initial Construction

Battersea, 793 Appomattox Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Battersea, 793 Appomattox Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-67, FN-68, FN-69, FN-70, FN-71, FN-72, FN-73, FN-74, FN-75 Survey number: HABS VA-136 Building/structure dates: ca. 1768 Initial Construction

Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, Virginia

Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, Virg...

Significance: "Effingham" was the home of Colonel William Alexander (1744-1848) and a descendant of Philip Alexander, second son of the emigrant. This is the same family for whom the city of Alexandria was nam... More

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

The address was updated from 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly vicinity, to 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. (November 2016) Significance: Aside from preeminent historical associations, "Sully" is a notable plantat... More

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

The address was updated from 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly vicinity, to 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. (November 2016) Significance: Aside from preeminent historical associations, "Sully" is a notable plantat... More

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

The address was updated from 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly vicinity, to 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. (November 2016) Significance: Aside from preeminent historical associations, "Sully" is a notable plantat... More

Dr. Alexander Glass Strachan House, 302 Cross Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Dr. Alexander Glass Strachan House, 302 Cross Street, Petersburg, Pete...

Significance: The main portion of this house was probably built by Dr. Alexander Glass Strachan, a physician, and graduate of the University of Edinburgh, about the middle of the eighteenth century. Strachan w... More

Old Courthouse, Courthouse Green, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Old Courthouse, Courthouse Green, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Significance: The Courthouse, built to serve both Williamsburg and James City County, was built between 1770 and 1772. The building housed a courtroom and rooms for justices and juries. The various dimensions... More

Stone House, State Route 687, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Stone House, State Route 687, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Significance: House built by Zachariah Johnston, Revolutionary War officer, associate of Thos. Jefferson in Virginia General Assembly and member of Virginia Convention of 1788 which ratified the Federal Constit... More

Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...

Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More

Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...

Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More

Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...

Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More

Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...

Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More

Benjamin Dulany House, 601 Duke Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Benjamin Dulany House, 601 Duke Street, Alexandria, Independent City, ...

Significance: The Benjamin Dulany House is one of Alexandria's finest homes thrice distinguished by its architecture, its historical associations, and the connoisseurship of the owners. Richard Pratt in A Trea... More

John Bartram House, Fifty-fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House, Fifty-fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: From the National Historic Landmark nomination: The house and gardens of John Bartram stand today as a living memorial to the pioneer American botanist and serve as an eloquent symbol of the rise ... More

Magazine, 103 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Magazine, 103 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, V...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

King William County Courthouse & Stable, State Route 619, King William, King William County, Virginia

King William County Courthouse & Stable, State Route 619, King William...

Significance: The King William County Courthouse was built in 1725, and expanded in 1840. The courthouse green was enclosed at this time with the construction of a brick wall. The courthouse is still in use and... More

Kiskiack, Naval Mine Depot, State Route 238 vicinity, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Kiskiack, Naval Mine Depot, State Route 238 vicinity, Yorktown, York C...

Significance: "Kiskiack" or the "Henry Lee House" exists as an eighteenth-century artifact characterized by extravagant brickwork popular in the mid 1720s. Kiskiack's most salient features are its T-shaped chi... More

Kiskiack, Naval Mine Depot, State Route 238 vicinity, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Kiskiack, Naval Mine Depot, State Route 238 vicinity, Yorktown, York C...

Significance: "Kiskiack" or the "Henry Lee House" exists as an eighteenth-century artifact characterized by extravagant brickwork popular in the mid 1720s. Kiskiack's most salient features are its T-shaped chi... More

Kiskiack, Naval Mine Depot, State Route 238 vicinity, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Kiskiack, Naval Mine Depot, State Route 238 vicinity, Yorktown, York C...

Significance: "Kiskiack" or the "Henry Lee House" exists as an eighteenth-century artifact characterized by extravagant brickwork popular in the mid 1720s. Kiskiack's most salient features are its T-shaped chi... More

Christ Church (Episcopal), Columbus & Cameron Streets, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Christ Church (Episcopal), Columbus & Cameron Streets, Alexandria, Ind...

Significance: Belonging to the Alexandria-Fairfax Church Group, based on plan of James Wren, local architect and builder. Original dimensions proposed 40' x 60' but the building was enlarged to approximately 5... More

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Rose Hill Manor, 1611 North Market Street, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

Rose Hill Manor, 1611 North Market Street, Frederick, Frederick County...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virgi...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-140 Survey number: HABS VA-307 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000851

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virgi...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-140 Survey number: HABS VA-307 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000851

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virgi...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-140 Survey number: HABS VA-307 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000851

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virgi...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-140 Survey number: HABS VA-307 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000851

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virgi...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-140 Survey number: HABS VA-307 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000851

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