National Register of Historic Places listings in Mathews County, Virginia
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mathews County, Virginia.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]
There are 15 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]
Current listings
[3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Billups House | March 26, 1980 (#80004199) |
East of Moon 37°26′31″N 76°17′11″W / 37.441944°N 76.286389°W / 37.441944; -76.286389 (Billups House) | Moon | ||
2 | Fort Cricket Hill | June 15, 1970 (#70000811) |
East of the Gwynn's Island bridge[6] 37°29′15″N 76°18′22″W / 37.487500°N 76.306111°W / 37.487500; -76.306111 (Fort Cricket Hill) | Hudgins | Revolutionary War fortifications | |
3 | Hesse | February 12, 1974 (#74002137) |
East of Cobbs Creek off Proctor Ln. 37°30′49″N 76°21′37″W / 37.513611°N 76.360278°W / 37.513611; -76.360278 (Hesse) | Blakes | ||
4 | The Lane Hotel | March 1, 2011 (#11000065) |
68 Church St. 37°26′03″N 76°19′19″W / 37.434167°N 76.322083°W / 37.434167; -76.322083 (The Lane Hotel) | Mathews | ||
5 | Mathews County Courthouse Square | August 18, 1977 (#77001491) |
Church St. 37°26′00″N 76°19′20″W / 37.433333°N 76.322222°W / 37.433333; -76.322222 (Mathews County Courthouse Square) | Mathews | ||
6 | Mathews Downtown Historic District | September 18, 2017 (#100001642) |
Mathews County Courthouse Square and vicinity 37°26′01″N 76°19′16″W / 37.433611°N 76.321111°W / 37.433611; -76.321111 (Mathews Downtown Historic District) | Mathews | ||
7 | Methodist Tabernacle | May 21, 1975 (#75002024) |
Southeast of Mathews on Tabernacle Rd. at its junction with Salem Church Rd. 37°25′19″N 76°17′47″W / 37.421944°N 76.296389°W / 37.421944; -76.296389 (Methodist Tabernacle) | Mathews | ||
8 | New Point Comfort Lighthouse | March 1, 1973 (#73002037) |
Junction of Chesapeake Bay and Mobjack Bay 37°18′04″N 76°16′40″W / 37.301111°N 76.277778°W / 37.301111; -76.277778 (New Point Comfort Lighthouse) | New Point | ||
9 | Old Thomas James Store | March 28, 2008 (#08000244) |
Main and Maple Sts. 37°26′01″N 76°19′14″W / 37.433611°N 76.320417°W / 37.433611; -76.320417 (Old Thomas James Store) | Mathews Court House | ||
10 | Poplar Grove Mill and House | November 12, 1969 (#69000259) |
Southwest of the junction of State Route 14 and Poplar Grove Ln. 37°23′54″N 76°20′07″W / 37.398333°N 76.335278°W / 37.398333; -76.335278 (Poplar Grove Mill and House) | Williams | ||
11 | Riverlawn | August 22, 2012 (#12000543) |
134 Williamsdale Lane 37°24′36″N 76°20′30″W / 37.410000°N 76.341667°W / 37.410000; -76.341667 (Riverlawn) | Mathews | ||
12 | Sibley's and James Store Historic District | March 24, 2010 (#10000093) |
239 Main St. (Main and Maple Sts.) 37°26′01″N 76°19′15″W / 37.433611°N 76.320833°W / 37.433611; -76.320833 (Sibley's and James Store Historic District) | Mathews | ||
13 | Springdale | May 23, 2013 (#13000339) |
1108 State Route 14 37°25′20″N 76°19′41″W / 37.422222°N 76.328056°W / 37.422222; -76.328056 (Springdale) | Mathews | ||
14 | B. Williams & Co. Store | June 3, 2009 (#09000394) |
1030 Williams Wharf Rd. 37°24′15″N 76°20′43″W / 37.404167°N 76.345278°W / 37.404167; -76.345278 (B. Williams & Co. Store) | Mathews | ||
15 | Wolf Trap Light Station | December 2, 2002 (#02001434) |
Southeast of New Point Comfort 37°13′49″N 76°11′24″W / 37.230278°N 76.190000°W / 37.230278; -76.190000 (Wolf Trap Light Station) | Poquoson East |
Former listings
[3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Donk's Theatre | January 28, 2011 (#10001185) | February 7, 2017 | 259 Buckley Hall Rd. 37°28′18″N 76°19′35″W / 37.471528°N 76.326389°W / 37.471528; -76.326389 (Donk's Theatre) | Hudgins | On January 22, 2016, the roof of Donk's collapsed due to heavy snowfall from a winter storm, as did several of the outside walls. Little survived, and what remained required demolition.[7][8] |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Register of Historic Places in Mathews County, Virginia.
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia
References
- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mathews County Comprehensive Plan, Mathews County, 2001-06-26, 2:15. Accessed 2016-12-13.
- ^ Michael Martz (January 23, 2016). "Roof collapses on historic Donk's Theater, known as "Virginia's Lil Ole Opry"". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ "Landmark in ruins". Daily Press (Virginia). January 24, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.