Newtown Historic District (Newtown, Virginia)

Newtown Historic District
Location VA 721 and 625, Newtown, Virginia
Coordinates 37°54′47″N 77°07′49″W / 37.91306°N 77.13028°W / 37.91306; -77.13028Coordinates: 37°54′47″N 77°07′49″W / 37.91306°N 77.13028°W / 37.91306; -77.13028
Area 46 acres (19 ha)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 82001821[1]
VLR # 049-0145
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 29, 1982
Designated VLR March 17, 1981[2]

Newtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Newtown, King and Queen County, Virginia. It encompasses 22 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the small, mid-19th-century crossroads settlement of Newtown. The residences are detached, single-family farmhouses of frame construction and range from 1 1/2 to 2-stories in height. The district also includes a frame grocery store (1922) and family cemetery.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Newtown Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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