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This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Aberdeen is a historic plantation house located several miles north of Disputanta, in Prince George County, Virginia. It was built about 1810, and is a two-story, temple form brick dwelling. Unlike most of the James River Plantations Aberdeen was built back from the River along the old river road (now Rte 10).
Old Mansion, c. 1669, Caroline County - home of the Hoome family. The Peyton Randolph House, 1715, Williamsburg—home of Peyton Randolph. Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, c. 1790, Charles City County - home of the Southall family. Pleasant Point, 1724-1765, Surry County, Patented in 1657 - Home of Edwards Family.
Tidewater (region) Coordinates: 36°53′N 76°28′W. Painted relief map of the Tidewater region on the east coast of the United States in darkest green to one shade lighter green to the west. " Tidewater " is a term for the north Atlantic Plain region of the United States. It includes Delaware, the remainder of the Delmarva Peninsula, the ...
Varina Farms. / 37.38167°N 77.33583°W / 37.38167; -77.33583. Varina Farms, also known as Varina Plantation or Varina Farms Plantation or Varina on the James, is a plantation established in the 17th century on the James River about 10 miles (16 km) south of Richmond, Virginia. [ 3] An 820-acre (330 ha) property was listed on the ...
Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy is a supermarket chain with four independently owned stores, all of which are in Virginia. At its peak, Farm Fresh called itself "Virginia's Grocery Store" because it had stores spanning the state. Its headquarters were located in Virginia Beach and its largest presence was in the surrounding Norfolk /Virginia Beach ...
The state park is near the site of the first landing on April 26, 1607 of Christopher Newport and the Virginia Company colonists before establishing themselves at Jamestown. The park includes cabins, areas for camping, fishing, and swimming, a public beach, and over 19 miles (31 km) of trails for hiking and biking.
Bayville Farm. Bayville Farm, also known as Church Point Plantation and Bayside Plantation, was a historic plantation house located at Virginia Beach, Virginia. The house was built in 1827 and enlarged in the 1840s, and was a two-story, five-bay, two-story, double-pile, frame structure with brick ends. It had a basement laid in three-course ...