List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia

This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia. There are currently 121 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), and 2 former NHLs.

Current landmarks

The National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are widely distributed across Virginia's 95 counties and 39 independent cities.

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 Alexandria Historic District
Alexandria Historic District
November 13, 1966
(#66000928)
Alexandria
38°48′12″N 77°02′47″W
Alexandria (independent city) Comprises the central portion of Alexandria, Virginia
2 Aquia Church
Aquia Church
July 5, 1991
(#69000282)
Garrisonville
38°27′53″N 77°24′11″W
Stafford Mid-18th-century church
3 Bacon's Castle
Bacon's Castle
October 9, 1960
(#66000849)
Bacon's Castle
37°06′32″N 76°43′20″W
Surry One of the oldest brick buildings in Virginia
4 Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery
Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery
April 27, 1984
(#84003880)
Leesburg
39°07′53″N 77°31′45″W
Loudoun Site of an embarrassing Union defeat early in the American Civil War, caused by inept generalship, after which drowned troops' bodies floated down the Potomac River to Washington, D.C.
5 Banneker (Benjamin) SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone
Banneker (Benjamin) SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone
May 11, 1976
(#76002094)
Arlington
38°52′59″N 77°09′33″W
Arlington A boundary stone associated with Benjamin Banneker, (1731–1806), an African American surveyor, mathematician and astronomer who assisted Andrew Ellicott during the first two months of Ellicott's 1791–1792 survey of the boundaries of the original District of Columbia.[3]
6 Barracks, Virginia Military Institute
Barracks, Virginia Military Institute
December 21, 1965
(#66000956)
Lexington
37°47′25″N 79°26′19″W
Lexington (independent city) Gothic style cadet barracks building on the grounds of Virginia Military Institute
7 Berkeley
Berkeley
November 11, 1971
(#71001040)
Charles City
37°19′18″N 77°10′54″W
Charles City One of the great plantations of Virginia, associated with Presidents William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison.
8 Berry Hill
Berry Hill
November 11, 1971
(#69000246)
South Boston
36°41′48″N 78°56′39″W
Halifax A Greek Revival plantation mansion, imitating the Parthenon
9 Brandon
Brandon
April 15, 1970
(#69000271)
Burrowsville
37°15′27″N 76°59′36″W
Prince George Plantation tended from 1614 on, with unusual brick mansion in style of Palladio's "Roman Country House" completed in 1760s
10 Bremo Historic District
Bremo Historic District
November 11, 1971
(#69000241)
Bremo Bluff
37°43′32″N 78°19′47″W
Fluvanna James River plantation with mansion probably designed by Thomas Jefferson
11 Bruton Parish Church
Bruton Parish Church
April 15, 1970
(#70000861)
Williamsburg
37°16′09″N 76°42′10″W
Williamsburg (independent city) Earliest church in the British American colonies to reflect the infusion of English Renaissance style.
12 Camden
Camden
November 11, 1971
(#69000228)
Port Royal
38°09′48″N 77°09′41″W
Caroline Two-story Italian villa featuring such 19th-century innovations as a central heating system, gas lights, inside toilets, and shower baths.
13 Camp Hoover
Camp Hoover
June 7, 1988
(#88001825)
Graves Mill
38°29′31″N 78°25′15″W
Madison President Herbert Hoover's rustic presidential retreat, also known as Rapidan Camp.
14 Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse
January 29, 1964
(#66000910)
Virginia Beach
36°55′26″N 76°00′30″W
Virginia Beach (independent city) First lighthouse to be erected by the Federal Government.
15 Carter's Grove
Carter's Grove
April 15, 1970
(#69000249)
Williamsburg
37°12′25″N 76°37′29″W
James City Georgian country house and plantation near Williamsburg.
16 Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation
Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation
August 11, 1969
(#69000243)
Middletown and Strasburg
39°01′11″N 78°18′02″W
Frederick and Warren Site of the American Civil War battle of Cedar Creek and the Belle Grove Plantation. Divided into two pieces by Interstate 81
17 Christ Church, Alexandria
Christ Church, Alexandria
April 15, 1970
(#70000899)
Alexandria
38°48′23″N 77°02′51″W
Alexandria (independent city) 1773 Georgian brick church
18 Christ Church (Lancaster County)
Christ Church (Lancaster County)
May 30, 1961
(#66000841)
Irvington
37°40′37″N 76°25′07″W
Lancaster Example of British Colonial ecclesiastical architecture.
19 City Hall (Richmond)
City Hall (Richmond)
November 11, 1971
(#69000327)
Richmond
37°32′16″N 77°25′59″W
Richmond (independent city) Example of the High Victorian Gothic style.
20 Confederate Capitol
Confederate Capitol
December 19, 1960
(#66000911)
Richmond
37°32′20″N 77°26′01″W
Richmond (independent city) From July 1861 to April 1865, the Confederate Congress met here; state capitol before and after the war
21 Charles Richard Drew House
Charles Richard Drew House
May 11, 1976
(#76002095)
Arlington
38°52′21″N 77°05′14″W
Arlington Home of Dr. Charles R. Drew, an African American physician and researcher whose leadership on stockpiling blood plasma saved lives in World War II
22 Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
November 11, 1971
(#70000862)
Portsmouth
36°49′07″N 76°17′35″W
Portsmouth (independent city) Union frigate USS Merrimack was rebuilt by the Confederates in this drydock, becoming the ironclad CSS Virginia. Now part of Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
23 Egyptian Building
Egyptian Building
November 11, 1971
(#69000321)
Richmond
37°32′18″N 77°25′45″W
Richmond (independent city) First permanent home of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College
24 Elsing Green
Elsing Green
November 11, 1971
(#69000252)
Tunstall
37°36′09″N 77°03′04″W
King William Georgian plantation house built by Carter Braxton
25 Exchange
Exchange
November 11, 1971
(#69000322)
Petersburg
37°13′55″N 77°24′19″W
Petersburg (independent city) Two-story Greek Revival structure with a Doric portico.
26 Eyre Hall
Eyre Hall
March 2, 2012
(#69000265)
Cheriton
37°13′48″N 77°24′16″W
Northampton A private plantation in the hands of the Eyre family since 1668.
27 Five Forks Battlefield
Five Forks Battlefield
December 19, 1960
(#66000830)
Petersburg
37°08′21″N 77°37′23″W
Dinwiddie Site of Battle of Five Forks, where Lee's flank was turned, leading to virtual end of the American Civil War in 1865.
28 Gerald R. Ford, Jr., House
Gerald R. Ford, Jr., House
December 17, 1985
(#85003048)
Alexandria
38°48′40″N 77°04′49″W
Alexandria (independent city) House of President Gerald R. Ford.
29 Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe
December 19, 1960
(#66000912)
Hampton
37°00′13″N 76°18′27″W
Hampton (independent city) Fort Monroe was completed in 1834, and is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. Completely surrounded by a moat, the six-sided stone fort was an active Army post until 2011. The fort was redesignated as Fort Monroe National Monument in 2011.
30 Fort Myer Historic District
Fort Myer Historic District
November 28, 1972
(#72001380)
Arlington
38°52′49″N 77°04′47″W
Arlington U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery.
31 Franklin & Armfield Office
Franklin & Armfield Office
June 2, 1978
(#78003146)
Alexandria
38°48′07″N 77°03′17″W
Alexandria (independent city) Largest slave trading firm in the antebellum South
32 Gadsby's Tavern
Gadsby's Tavern
November 4, 1963
(#66000913)
Alexandria
38°48′13″N 77°02′38″W
Alexandria (independent city) Original tavern was a central part of the social, economic, political, and educational life of the city of Alexandria, and the United States. (Try Gadsby's Tavern Museum)
33 Ellen Glasgow House
Ellen Glasgow House
November 11, 1971
(#71001041)
Richmond
37°32′27″N 77°26′42″W
Richmond (independent city) Residence of author Ellen Glasgow
34 Carter Glass House
Carter Glass House
December 8, 1976
(#76002183)
Lynchburg
37°24′48″N 79°08′51″W
Lynchburg (independent city) A home of influential congressman and senator Carter Glass
35 Green Springs Historic District
Green Springs Historic District
May 30, 1974
(#73002036)
Zion Crossroads
38°00′55″N 78°09′51″W
Louisa Rural manor houses and related buildings.
36 Greenway Court
Greenway Court
October 9, 1960
(#66000829)
White Post
39°02′40″N 78°07′09″W
Clarke Remnants of 5,000,000-acre (20,000 km2) estate of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, only British peer in America, where George Washington worked as a surveyor
37 Gunston Hall
Gunston Hall
December 19, 1960
(#66000832)
Lorton
38°38′49″N 77°08′47″W
Fairfax Home of the United States Founding Father George Mason.
38 Hampton Institute
Hampton Institute
May 30, 1974
(#69000323)
Hampton
37°01′17″N 76°20′14″W
Hampton (independent city) Hampton University began in 1868 as a teacher training school to train young Black men and women.
39 Hanover County Courthouse
Hanover County Courthouse
November 7, 1973
(#69000247)
Hanover Court House
37°45′40″N 77°22′03″W
Hanover This Georgian courthouse has been used continuously since its completion around 1735. It was here that, in 1763, Patrick Henry argued and won THE PARSON'S CAUSE, a case involving religious liberty in the Colony.
40 Holly-Knoll-Robert R. Moton House
Holly-Knoll-Robert R. Moton House
December 21, 1981
(#81000640)
Capahosic
37°23′16″N 76°38′38″W
Gloucester Retirement home of Black educator Robert Russa Moton
41 The Homestead
The Homestead
July 17, 1991
(#84003494)
Hot Springs
37°59′44″N 79°49′47″W
Bath Example of Georgian and Colonial Revival architecture.
42 Humpback Bridge
Humpback Bridge
October 16, 2012
(#69000219)
Covington
37°48′02″N 80°02′49″W
Allegheny Oldest surviving covered bridge in Virginia; a rare example of a covered humpback bridge.
43 Jackson Ward Historic District
Jackson Ward Historic District
June 2, 1978
(#76002187)
Richmond
37°32′54″N 77°26′27″W
Richmond (independent city) A historically African-American neighborhood.
44 Stonewall Jackson Headquarters
Stonewall Jackson Headquarters
May 28, 1967
(#67000027)
Winchester
39°11′17″N 78°09′58″W
Winchester (independent city) Confederate Major General Jackson lived here during the 1861-1862 winter
45 Kenmore
Kenmore
April 15, 1970
(#69000325)
Fredericksburg
38°17′35″N 77°27′59″W
Fredericksburg (independent city) Home of Fielding Lewis
46 Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University
December 19, 1960
(#66000914)
Lexington
37°47′08″N 79°26′32″W
Lexington (independent city) Victorian Gothic brick chapel commemorates the years Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) served as president (1865–1870) of the college, then known as Washington College. Lee is buried in a chapel vault.
47 LIGHTSHIP NO. 101 "PORTSMOUTH"
LIGHTSHIP NO. 101 "PORTSMOUTH"
May 5, 1989
(#89001080)
Portsmouth
36°50′12″N 76°17′55″W
Portsmouth (independent city) Lightship Portsmouth, commissioned as Lightship 101, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia.
48 Lunar Landing Research Facility
Lunar Landing Research Facility
October 3, 1985
(#85002808)
Hampton
37°06′01″N 76°23′23″W
Hampton (independent city) Crane at Langley Research Center used to practice Apollo lunar landings
49 Main Street Station and Trainshed
Main Street Station and Trainshed
December 8, 1976
(#70000867)
Richmond
37°31′58″N 77°25′45″W
Richmond (independent city) Station is an example of Beaux-Arts influence, and the trainshed is one of the last gable-roofed trainsheds in America.
50 Marlbourne
Marlbourne
July 19, 1964
(#66000837)
Richmond
37°39′15″N 77°13′21″W
Hanover Property of Confederate secessionist Edmund Ruffin
51 General George C. Marshall House
General George C. Marshall House
June 19, 1996
(#96000972)
Leesburg
39°06′51″N 77°33′36″W
Loudoun Last home of General George C. Marshall, who called it "Dodona Manor".
52 John Marshall House
John Marshall House
December 19, 1960
(#66000916)
Richmond
37°32′27″N 77°25′59″W
Richmond (independent city) Home of 4th Chief Justice John Marshall.
53 Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop
Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop
July 19, 1964
(#66000846)
Steele's Tavern
37°56′02″N 79°13′04″W
Rockbridge Home of the inventor of mechanical reaper.
54 Gari Melchers Home
Gari Melchers Home
December 21, 1965
(#66000848)
Falmouth
38°19′30″N 77°28′23″W
Stafford Residence and studio of painter Gari Melchers
55 Menokin
Menokin
November 11, 1971
(#69000276)
Warsaw
38°00′25″N 76°48′04″W
Richmond Home of Declaration of Independence signer Francis Lightfoot Lee.
56 Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell House
Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell House
December 8, 1976
(#76002112)
Middleburg
38°57′40″N 77°44′44″W
Loudoun Residence of General William "Billy" Mitchell, advocate of military air power.
57 James Monroe Law Office
James Monroe Law Office
November 13, 1966
(#66000917)
Fredericksburg
38°18′09″N 77°27′42″W
Fredericksburg (independent city) James Monroe used this structure as a law office from 1786 to 1789. It is now a museum.
58 James Monroe Tomb
James Monroe Tomb
November 11, 1971
(#71001044)
Richmond
37°31′59″N 77°27′20″W
Richmond (independent city) Tomb with "flamboyant and delicate tracery in cast iron" of President James Monroe
59 Monticello (Thomas Jefferson House)
Monticello (Thomas Jefferson House)
December 19, 1960
(#66000826)
Charlottesville
38°00′30″N 78°27′12″W
Albemarle Mansion of President Thomas Jefferson.
60 Montpelier (James Madison House)
Montpelier (James Madison House)
December 19, 1960
(#66000843)
Orange
38°13′11″N 78°10′10″W
Orange Residence of President James Madison.
61 Monument Avenue Historic District
Monument Avenue Historic District
December 9, 1997
(#70000883)
Richmond
37°33′37″N 77°28′15″W
Richmond (independent city) Broad tree-lined avenue with several impressive memorials.
62 Monumental Church
Monumental Church
November 11, 1971
(#69000326)
Richmond
37°32′13″N 77°25′48″W
Richmond (independent city) Early Greek Revival church.
63 Robert Russa Moton High School
Robert Russa Moton High School
August 5, 1998
(#95001177)
Farmville
37°17′28″N 78°23′52″W
Prince Edward Site of a 1951 student strike that led to court case striking down the practice of "separate but equal" schools; now a museum
64 Mount Airy
Mount Airy
October 9, 1960
(#66000845)
Warsaw
37°58′20″N 76°47′29″W
Richmond Stone plantation house. Burial place of Francis Lightfoot Lee.
65 Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
December 19, 1960
(#66000833)
Alexandria
38°42′28″N 77°05′10″W
Fairfax Plantation home of President George Washington.
66 Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge
August 5, 1998
(#97001401)
Natural Bridge
37°37′32″N 79°32′43″W
Rockbridge Natural rock arch, once owned by Thomas Jefferson.
67 New Kent School and George W. Watkins School
New Kent School and George W. Watkins School
August 7, 2001
(#01001046)
New Kent and Quinton
37°31′56″N 77°08′29″W
New Kent Pair of schools that represent the first wave of desegregation of southern schools in the decade after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Focus of 1968 Green v. County School Board, in which the Supreme Court made specific demands to enforce its vision of desegregation.
68 Oak Hill (James Monroe House)
Oak Hill (James Monroe House)
December 19, 1960
(#66000842)
Leesburg
38°59′51″N 77°37′13″W
Loudoun Residence of President James Monroe
69 Oatlands
Oatlands
November 11, 1971
(#69000255)
Leesburg
39°02′27″N 77°37′02″W
Loudoun Notable Federal-style mansion designed and built by George Carter.
70 Pear Valley
Pear Valley
March 11, 2013
(#69000266)
Eastville
37°23′48″N 75°55′29″W
Northampton An early 18th century Chesapeake cottage.
71 Pentagon
Pentagon
October 5, 1992
(#89000932)
Arlington
38°52′16″N 77°03′21″W
Arlington Building is symbolic of national military power.
72 Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield
Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield
February 17, 2006
(#06000239)
Petersburg
37°11′22″N 77°28′33″W
Dinwiddie Site of Union breakthrough that collapsed Confederate General Lee's fortifications from Petersburg to Richmond, on April 2, 1865.
73 Pittsylvania County Courthouse
Pittsylvania County Courthouse
May 4, 1987
(#81000643)
Chatham
36°49′35″N 79°23′54″W
Pittsylvania In 1878, Judge J.D. Coles was arrested for excluding African Americans citizens from serving as jurors, resulting in the Supreme Court case Ex Parte Virginia, extending the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution to jury selection processes.
74 Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine
Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine
October 12, 1994
(#94001651)
Pocahontas
37°18′29″N 81°20′59″W
Tazewell 1882 mine in the Pocahontas coalfield.
75 Poplar Forest
Poplar Forest
November 11, 1971
(#69000223)
Lynchburg
37°20′54″N 79°15′54″W
Bedford Thomas Jefferson built this structure as a country retreat.
76 Potomac (Potowmack)(Patowmack) Canal Historic District
Potomac (Potowmack)(Patowmack) Canal Historic District
December 17, 1982
(#79003038)
Great Falls
38°59′47″N 77°15′11″W
Fairfax Remains of an impressively engineered canal built beside the falls of the Potomac.
77 Prestwould
Prestwould
July 31, 2003
(#03001033)
Clarksville
36°39′19″N 78°34′14″W
Mecklenburg Most intact and best documented plantation surviving in Southside Virginia.
78 Quarters 1 (Fort Myer)
Quarters 1 (Fort Myer)
November 28, 1972
(#72001382)
Arlington
38°52′58″N 77°04′53″W
Arlington Residence of all U.S. Army Chiefs of Staff since 1910
79 Peyton Randolph House
Peyton Randolph House
April 15, 1970
(#70000863)
Williamsburg
37°16′13″N 76°42′00″W
Williamsburg (independent city) Home of Peyton Randolph, first President of the Continental Congress.
80 Virginia Randolph Cottage
Virginia Randolph Cottage
December 2, 1974
(#74002126)
Glen Allen
37°39′40″N 77°28′56″W
Henrico Commemorates notable Black teacher Virginia E. Randolph (1874-1958).
81 Rendezvous Docking Simulator
Rendezvous Docking Simulator
October 3, 1985
(#85002809)
Hampton
37°05′02″N 76°22′41″W
Hampton (independent city) Trainer used by Gemini and Apollo program astronauts to practice rendezvous and docking techniques at Langley Research Center
82 Reynolds Homestead
Reynolds Homestead
December 22, 1977
(#71000987)
Critz
36°38′32″N 80°08′55″W
Patrick Home of R. J. Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
83 Ripshin Farm
Ripshin Farm
November 11, 1971
(#71000979)
Trout Dale
36°41′53″N 81°24′26″W
Grayson Summer home of author Sherwood Anderson.
84 Rising Sun Tavern
Rising Sun Tavern
January 29, 1964
(#66000919)
Fredericksburg
38°18′17″N 77°27′45″W
Fredericksburg (independent city) Tavern built by Charles Washington, youngest brother of George Washington
85 Rotunda, University of Virginia
Rotunda, University of Virginia
December 21, 1965
(#66000937)
Charlottesville
38°01′51″N 78°30′19″W
Albemarle County Designed by Thomas Jefferson shortly before his death.
86 Sabine Hall
Sabine Hall
April 15, 1970
(#69000277)
Tappahannock
37°56′24″N 76°47′05″W
Richmond Early Georgian two story brick mansion.
87 St. John's Episcopal Church (Richmond)
St. John's Episcopal Church (Richmond)
January 20, 1961
(#66000920)
Richmond
37°31′46″N 77°25′11″W
Richmond (independent city) Patrick Henry delivered his "Liberty or Death" speech here.
88 Saint Luke's Church (Smithfield)
Saint Luke's Church (Smithfield)
October 9, 1960
(#66000838)
Smithfield
36°56′17″N 76°35′11″W
Isle Of Wight English room church with Gothic details
89 St. Peter's Parish Church
St. Peter's Parish Church
March 2, 2012
(#69000263)
New Kent
37°32′25″N 77°03′23″W
New Kent 1703 Episcopal church may have been where George and Martha Washington were married
90 Saratoga
Saratoga
November 7, 1973
(#70000788)
Boyce
39°05′00″N 78°03′36″W
Clarke Gray limestone Georgian house built by Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781.
91 Sayler's Creek Battlefield
Sayler's Creek Battlefield
February 4, 1985
(#85002436)
Farmville
37°19′04″N 78°14′02″W
Amelia and Prince Edward Sites of Battle of Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865, where 1/4 of Lee's army was cut off, three days before surrender at Appomattox
92 Scotchtown (Patrick Henry House)
Scotchtown (Patrick Henry House)
December 21, 1965
(#66000835)
Ashland
37°50′40″N 77°35′04″W
Hanover Plantation house of unusual size that was childhood home of Dolley Madison and later a home of Patrick Henry
93 James Semple House
James Semple House
April 15, 1970
(#70000864)
Williamsburg
37°16′06″N 76°41′36″W
Williamsburg (independent city) House likely designed by Thomas Jefferson; a relative of the Semples, President John Tyler resided here while attending school.
94 Shack Mountain
Shack Mountain
October 5, 1992
(#76002090)
Charlottesville
38°05′32″N 78°30′04″W
Albemarle Home of Fiske Kimball, author of Thomas Jefferson, Architect.
95 Shirley
Shirley
April 15, 1970
(#69000328)
Hopewell
37°21′21″N 77°14′39″W
Charles City Oldest plantation in Virginia.
96 Skyline Drive Historic District
Skyline Drive Historic District
October 6, 2008
(#97000375)
Luray
38°43′34″N 78°19′08″W
Albemarle Road through the Shenandoah National Park
97 Spence's Point (John Roderigo Dos Passos House)
Spence's Point (John Roderigo Dos Passos House)
November 11, 1971
(#71000991)
Westmoreland
38°04′46″N 76°33′26″W
Westmoreland Farm home of writer John Roderigo Dos Passos.
98 Stratford Hall
Stratford Hall
October 7, 1960
(#66000851)
Lerty
38°08′59″N 76°50′23″W
Westmoreland Notable example of early Georgian architecture. Birthplace of Robert E Lee.
99 Adam Thoroughgood House
Adam Thoroughgood House
October 9, 1960
(#66000921)
Virginia Beach
36°53′36″N 76°06′47″W
Virginia Beach (independent city) One of the oldest brick houses in Virginia, built by Adam Thoroughgood.
100 Thunderbird Archeological District
Thunderbird Archeological District
May 5, 1977
(#77001495)
Limeton
Warren Three archeological sites.
101 Tredegar Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works
December 22, 1977
(#71001048)
Richmond
37°32′08″N 77°26′43″W
Richmond (independent city) One of the largest iron works from 1841 to 1865.
102 Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe
August 11, 1969
(#00000259)
Manakin
37°34′14″N 77°39′11″W
Goochland and Henrico Tuckahoe, owned by the Randolph family, was the home of president Thomas Jefferson for 7 years during his boyhood.
103 John Tyler House
John Tyler House
July 4, 1961
(#66000922)
Charles City
37°19′29″N 77°01′14″W
Charles City Residence of President John Tyler.
104 University Of Virginia Historic District
University Of Virginia Historic District
November 11, 1971
(#70000865)
Charlottesville
38°02′05″N 78°30′15″W
Albemarle County District includes Jefferson's original "academical village" and the Rotunda.
105 Variable Density Tunnel
Variable Density Tunnel
October 3, 1985
(#85002795)
Hampton
37°04′37″N 76°20′39″W
Hampton (independent city) Steel tank from a wind tunnel at Langley Research Center. (use source )
106 Virginia Governor's Mansion
Virginia Governor's Mansion
June 7, 1988
(#69000360)
Richmond
37°32′12″N 77°25′57″W
Richmond (independent city) State Executive Mansion.
107 Virginia Military Institute Historic District
Virginia Military Institute Historic District
May 30, 1974
(#74002219)
Lexington
37°47′25″N 79°26′09″W
Lexington (independent city) First state-supported military college.
108 Maggie Lena Walker House
Maggie Lena Walker House
May 15, 1975
(#75002100)
Richmond
37°32′52″N 77°26′16″W
Richmond (independent city) Home of Maggie Lena Walker, first woman to establish an American bank; now a National Historic Site
109 Washington and Lee University Historic District
Washington and Lee University Historic District
November 11, 1971
(#71001047)
Lexington
37°47′08″N 79°26′32″W
Lexington (independent city) Neoclassical buildings that form one of the most dignified college campuses. Washington & Lee University
110 George Washington Boyhood Home Site
George Washington Boyhood Home Site
February 16, 2000
(#72001417)
Fredericksburg
38°17′43″N 77°26′57″W
Stafford Known locally as Ferry Farm.
111 George Washington Masonic National Memorial
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
July 21, 2015
(#15000622)
Alexandria
38°48′27″N 77°03′58″W
Alexandria (independent city) One of the largest private memorials to Washington, reflecting the Masonic involvement of many Founding Fathers
112 Waterford Historic District
Waterford Historic District
April 15, 1970
(#69000256)
Waterford
39°11′12″N 77°36′36″W
Loudoun Picturesque village, oldest settlement in Loudoun County
113 Westover
Westover
October 9, 1960
(#66000923)
Charles City
37°19′58″N 77°10′23″W
Charles City Plantation that is ancestral seat of the Byrd family
114 White House of the Confederacy
White House of the Confederacy
December 19, 1960
(#66000924)
Richmond
37°32′20″N 77°25′47″W
Richmond (independent city) Residence of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
115 Wickham-Valentine House
Wickham-Valentine House
November 11, 1971
(#69000329)
Richmond
37°32′30″N 77°25′52″W
Richmond (independent city) One of Richmond's finest Federal residences.
116 Williamsburg Historic District
Williamsburg Historic District
October 9, 1960
(#66000925)
Williamsburg
37°15′45″N 76°41′59″W
Williamsburg (independent city) Capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1799.
117 Woodlawn
Woodlawn
August 6, 1998
(#70000792)
Alexandria
38°43′00″N 77°08′10″W
Fairfax Flagship property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
118 Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
July 19, 1964
(#66000926)
Staunton
38°08′55″N 79°04′09″W
Staunton (independent city) Birthplace of President Thomas Woodrow Wilson, now his presidential library
119 Wren Building, College of William and Mary
Wren Building, College of William and Mary
October 9, 1960
(#66000929)
Williamsburg
37°16′08″N 76°42′33″W
Williamsburg (independent city) Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.
120 Wythe House
Wythe House
April 15, 1970
(#70000866)
Williamsburg
37°16′12″N 76°42′12″W
Williamsburg (independent city) One of Virginia's finest Georgian brick townhouse and home of George Wythe.
121 Yeocomico Church
Yeocomico Church
April 15, 1970
(#69000331)
Tucker Hill
38°03′44″N 76°35′50″W
Westmoreland Significant example of transitional Colonial architecture.

Former National Historic Landmarks

Landmark name Image Date designated Date moved Locality County Description
1 Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel October 3, 1985 August 25, 2014 Hampton Hampton (independent city) Demolished
2 Full Scale 30- by 60-Foot Tunnel October 3, 1985 August 25, 2014 Hampton Hampton (independent city) Demolished

See also

References

  1. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  3. Bedini, Silvio A. (1999), The Life of Benjamin Banneker: The First African-American Man of Science, Second edition, Maryland Historical Society. ISBN 0-938420-59-3

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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