Dancing Point

Dancing Point
Dancing Point house, seen in 2015
Location Off Sandy Point Rd., near Rustic, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′5″N 76°55′6″W / 37.23472°N 76.91833°W / 37.23472; -76.91833Coordinates: 37°14′5″N 76°55′6″W / 37.23472°N 76.91833°W / 37.23472; -76.91833
Area 146 acres (59 ha)
Built 1619-c. 1800; 1973-76
Architect Thomas Church; Robert Stewart
NRHP reference # 16000166[1]
Added to NRHP April 8, 2016

Dancing Point is a historic property on the north bank of the James River in rural Charles City County, Virginia. Located off Sandy Point Road and projecting into the river, the property has archaeological sites dating to the early colonial period of Virginia's history that may shed light on the interaction between the early settlers of nearby Jamestown and the surrounding Native American communities; it is known to the be site of the 1619 Smith's Hundred settlement. The property is more recently notable for a Post-Modern landscape design by Thomas Church, executed in the 1970s, that is believed to be his only surviving commission in the state. A house from the same period was designed by Robert W. Stewart.[2]

The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Dancing Point" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-09.


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