- List of the oldest buildings in Virginia
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See also: Oldest buildings in America
This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings in the state of Virginia built by Europeans (English, French) and Native Americans.
Building Image Location First Built Notes St. Luke's Church Smithfield, Virginia ca. 1632 more likely 1682 may be oldest surviving church building in United States, Episcopal-Anglican Adam Thoroughgood House Virginia Beach, Virginia ca. 1636 recent research suggests a date closer to 1720[1] Jamestown Church Jamestown, Virginia 1639-1641 possibly as late as 1686, church tower is the oldest remaining structure in Jamestown[2] Bacon's Castle Surry County, Virginia 1665 associated with Bacon's Rebellion Old Mansion Caroline County, Virginia 1669 oldest house in the region although tree ring analysis of some beams yielded a date of 1741 Rural Plains Hanover County, Virginia 1670 Oldest home in America continuously occupied by one family; site of Patrick Henry's wedding Belle Air Plantation Charles City County, Virginia 1670 Adam Keeling House Virginia Beach, Virginia 1680 Building east of main house at Elsing Green Tunstall, Virginia 1690 Wren Building Williamsburg, Virginia 1690 Oldest school building in America, original College of William and Mary structure[3] Grace Church Yorktown, Virginia 1697 St. Peter's Church New Kent, Virginia 1703 Church of Martha Washington, George and Martha Washington may have been married here Yeocomico Church Tucker Hill, Virginia 1706 National Historic Landmark See also
- Oldest buildings in the United States
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
- List of Registered Historic Places in Virginia
- Historic houses in Virginia
References
- ^ "Thoroughgood, Adam, House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=700&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ "Historic Churches of America" - Page 8 by Nellie Urner Wallington (1907)
- ^ Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America - Page 697 by James D. Kornwolf, Georgiana Wallis Kornwolf (2002)
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