Mathews Downtown Historic District

Mathews County Courthouse Square
Mathews County Courthouse, April 1971
Location Mathews Courthouse Square and vicinity, Mathews, Virginia
Coordinates 37°26′00″N 76°19′21″W / 37.43333°N 76.32250°W / 37.43333; -76.32250Coordinates: 37°26′00″N 76°19′21″W / 37.43333°N 76.32250°W / 37.43333; -76.32250
Area 177 acres (72 ha)
Built 1792 (1792)-1795
NRHP reference # 100001642[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 2017

Mathews County Courthouse Square is a national historic district located at Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It encompasses most of the town center of Mathews, which was originally named Westview before the county was created in 1791. Located centrally in the county, the crossroads community developed as a service center for the surrounding area. It is also archaeologically sensitive, as the area was a Native American settlement from the Early Woodland phase before it became a colonial settlement.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

See also

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 Mathews Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-17.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.