List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
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This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia. There are currently 123 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), and 2 former NHLs.
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 | .jpg) |
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 | .jpg) |
July 5, 1991 (#69000282) |
Garrisonville 38°27′53″N 77°24′11″W |
Stafford | Mid-18th-century church |
| 3 | 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 |  |
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 | ,_21_Oct_2012.JPG) |
May 11, 1976 (#76002094) |
Arlington 38°52′58″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 | .jpg) |
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 |  |
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 | .jpg) |
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 | .jpg) |
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 | .jpg) |
November 11, 1971 (#69000241) |
Bremo Bluff 37°43′31″N 78°19′47″W |
Fluvanna | James River plantation with mansion probably designed by Thomas Jefferson |
| 11 | 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 | .jpg) |
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 |  |
June 7, 1988 (#88001825) |
Graves Mill 38°29′31″N 78°25′16″W |
Madison | President Herbert Hoover's rustic presidential retreat, also known as Rapidan Camp. |
| 14 | 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 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
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) |  |
May 30, 1961 (#66000841) |
Irvington 37°40′36″N 76°25′07″W |
Lancaster | Example of British Colonial ecclesiastical architecture. |
| 19 | City Hall (Richmond) | .jpg) |
November 11, 1971 (#69000327) |
Richmond 37°32′16″N 77°25′59″W |
Richmond (independent city) | Example of the High Victorian Gothic style. |
| 20 | Patsy Cline House |  |
January 13, 2021 (#100006248) |
Winchester 39°10′41″N 78°09′53″W |
Winchester (independent city) | Childhood home of country music singer Patsy Cline. |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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. |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | Elsing Green |  |
November 11, 1971 (#69000252) |
Tunstall 37°36′09″N 77°03′04″W |
King William | Georgian plantation house built by Carter Braxton |
| 26 | Exchange | .jpg) |
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. |
| 27 | Eyre Hall | .jpg) |
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. |
| 28 | 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. |
| 29 | 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. |
| 30 | 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. |
| 31 | 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. |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | 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) |
| 34 | Ellen Glasgow House | .jpg) |
November 11, 1971 (#71001041) |
Richmond 37°32′27″N 77°26′42″W |
Richmond (independent city) | Residence of author Ellen Glasgow |
| 35 | Carter Glass House | .jpg) |
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 |
| 36 | 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. |
| 37 | Greenway Court | .jpg) |
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 |
| 38 | 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. |
| 39 | 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. |
| 40 | 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. |
| 41 | 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 |
| 42 | The Homestead |  |
July 17, 1991 (#84003494) |
Hot Springs 37°59′44″N 79°49′47″W |
Bath | Example of Georgian and Colonial Revival architecture. |
| 43 | Humpback Bridge |  |
October 16, 2012 (#69000219) |
Covington 37°48′02″N 80°02′49″W |
Alleghany | Oldest surviving covered bridge in Virginia; a rare example of a covered humpback bridge. |
| 44 | 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. |
| 45 | 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 |
| 46 | Kenmore | .jpg) |
April 15, 1970 (#69000325) |
Fredericksburg 38°17′35″N 77°27′59″W |
Fredericksburg (independent city) | Home of Fielding Lewis |
| 47 | 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. |
| 48 | 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. |
| 49 | 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 |
| 50 | 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. |
| 51 | Marlbourne |  |
July 19, 1964 (#66000837) |
Richmond 37°39′15″N 77°13′21″W |
Hanover | Property of Confederate secessionist Edmund Ruffin |
| 52 | 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". |
| 53 | John Marshall House | .jpg) |
December 19, 1960 (#66000916) |
Richmond 37°32′27″N 77°25′59″W |
Richmond (independent city) | Home of 4th Chief Justice John Marshall. |
| 54 | 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. |
| 55 | Gari Melchers Home |  |
December 21, 1965 (#66000848) |
Falmouth 38°19′30″N 77°28′23″W |
Stafford | Residence and studio of painter Gari Melchers |
| 56 | Menokin |  |
November 11, 1971 (#69000276) |
Warsaw 38°00′25″N 76°48′04″W |
Richmond | Home of Declaration of Independence signer Francis Lightfoot Lee. |
| 57 | 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. |
| 58 | 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. |
| 59 | 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 |
| 60 | Monticello (Thomas Jefferson House) |  |
December 19, 1960 (#66000826) |
Charlottesville 38°00′30″N 78°27′12″W |
Albemarle | Mansion of President Thomas Jefferson. |
| 61 | Montpelier (James Madison House) |  |
December 19, 1960 (#66000843) |
Orange 38°13′11″N 78°10′10″W |
Orange | Residence of President James Madison. |
| 62 | 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. |
| 63 | Monumental Church |  |
November 11, 1971 (#69000326) |
Richmond 37°32′13″N 77°25′48″W |
Richmond (independent city) | Early Greek Revival church. |
| 64 | 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 |
| 65 | 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. |
| 66 | Mount Vernon |  |
December 19, 1960 (#66000833) |
38°42′28″N 77°05′10″W |
Fairfax | Plantation home of President George Washington. |
| 67 | 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. |
| 68 | 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. |
| 69 | Oak Hill (James Monroe house) |  |
December 19, 1960 (#66000842) |
Leesburg 38°59′51″N 77°37′13″W |
Loudoun | Residence of President James Monroe |
| 70 | 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. |
| 71 | Pear Valley |  |
March 11, 2013 (#69000266) |
Eastville 37°23′48″N 75°55′29″W |
Northampton | An early 18th century Chesapeake cottage. |
| 72 | Pentagon |  |
October 5, 1992 (#89000932) |
Arlington 38°52′16″N 77°03′21″W |
Arlington | Building is symbolic of national military power; a boundary increase was approved September 11, 2023. |
| 73 | 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. |
| 74 | Pittsylvania County Courthouse | _(2).jpg) |
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. |
| 75 | Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine |  |
October 12, 1994 (#94001651) |
Pocahontas 37°18′29″N 81°20′59″W |
Tazewell | 1882 mine in the Pocahontas coalfield. |
| 76 | 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. |
| 77 | 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. |
| 78 | 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. |
| 79 | 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 |
| 80 | 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. |
| 81 | Virginia Randolph Cottage | .jpg) |
December 2, 1974 (#74002126) |
Glen Allen 37°39′40″N 77°28′56″W |
Henrico | Commemorates notable Black teacher Virginia E. Randolph (1874-1958). |
| 82 | 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 |
| 83 | 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 |
| 84 | Ripshin Farm |  |
November 11, 1971 (#71000979) |
Trout Dale 36°41′53″N 81°24′26″W |
Grayson | Summer home of author Sherwood Anderson. |
| 85 | 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 |
| 86 | 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. |
| 87 | Sabine Hall | .jpg) |
April 15, 1970 (#69000277) |
Tappahannock 37°56′24″N 76°47′05″W |
Richmond | Early Georgian two story brick mansion. |
| 88 | 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. |
| 89 | 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 |
| 90 | St. Peter's Parish Church | .jpg) |
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 |
| 91 | Saratoga | .jpg) |
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. |
| 92 | 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 |
| 93 | Scotchtown (Patrick Henry House) | .jpg) |
December 21, 1965 (#66000835) |
Ashland 37°50′40″N 77°35′05″W |
Hanover | Plantation house of unusual size that was childhood home of Dolley Madison and later a home of Patrick Henry |
| 94 | James Semple House | .jpg) |
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. |
| 95 | 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. |
| 96 | Shirley |  |
April 15, 1970 (#69000328) |
Hopewell 37°21′21″N 77°14′39″W |
Charles City | Oldest plantation in Virginia. |
| 97 | Skyline Drive Historic District |  |
October 6, 2008 (#97000375) |
Luray 38°43′34″N 78°19′08″W |
Albemarle | Road through the Shenandoah National Park |
| 98 | Spence's Point (John Roderigo Dos Passos House) | .jpg) |
November 11, 1971 (#71000991) |
Westmoreland 38°04′46″N 76°33′26″W |
Westmoreland | Farm home of writer John Roderigo Dos Passos. |
| 99 | Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop | .jpg) |
January 13, 2021 (#100006254) |
Alexandria 105-107 S. Fairfax 38°48′15″N 77°02′34″W |
Alexandria (independent city) | |
| 100 | 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. |
| 101 | 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's descendant. |
| 102 | Thunderbird Archeological District |  |
May 5, 1977 (#77001495) |
Limeton |
Warren | Three archeological sites. |
| 103 | Tredegar Iron Works | .jpg) |
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. |
| 104 | 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. |
| 105 | John Tyler House |  |
July 4, 1961 (#66000922) |
Charles City 37°19′29″N 77°01′14″W |
Charles City | Residence of President John Tyler. |
| 106 | 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. |
| 107 | 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 ) |
| 108 | Virginia Governor's Mansion |  |
June 7, 1988 (#69000360) |
Richmond 37°32′12″N 77°25′57″W |
Richmond (independent city) | State Executive Mansion. |
| 109 | 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. |
| 110 | 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 |
| 111 | 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 |
| 112 | George Washington Boyhood Home Site |  |
February 16, 2000 (#72001417) |
Fredericksburg 38°17′43″N 77°26′57″W |
Stafford | Known locally as Ferry Farm. |
| 113 | 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 |
| 114 | Waterford Historic District |  |
April 15, 1970 (#69000256) |
Waterford 39°11′12″N 77°36′36″W |
Loudoun | Picturesque village, oldest settlement in Loudoun County |
| 115 | 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 |
| 116 | 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. |
| 117 | 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. |
| 118 | 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. |
| 119 | Woodlawn |  |
August 6, 1998 (#70000792) |
Alexandria 38°43′00″N 77°08′10″W |
Fairfax | Flagship property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. |
| 120 | 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 |
| 121 | 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. |
| 122 | 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. |
| 123 | Yeocomico Church |  |
April 15, 1970 (#69000331) |
Tucker Hill 38°03′44″N 76°35′50″W |
Westmoreland | Significant example of transitional Colonial architecture. |
| Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Date moved | Locality | County | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel | .jpg) |
October 3, 1985 | August 25, 2014 | Hampton | Hampton (independent city) | Demolished |
| 2 | Full Scale 30- by 60-Foot Tunnel | .jpg) |
October 3, 1985 | August 25, 2014 | Hampton | Hampton (independent city) | Demolished |
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