Port Royal Historic District

Port Royal Historic District

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Port Royal Historic District, October 2012
Location Roughly bounded by Rappahannock River, Roys Run, Rt. 17, and Goldenville Creek, Port Royal, Virginia
Coordinates 38°03′03″N 77°21′00″W / 38.05083°N 77.35000°W / 38.05083; -77.35000Coordinates: 38°03′03″N 77°21′00″W / 38.05083°N 77.35000°W / 38.05083; -77.35000
Area 200 acres (81 ha)
Built 1745 (1745)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 70000786[1]
VLR # 284-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 16, 1970
Designated VLR December 2, 1969[2]

Port Royal Historic District is a national historic district located at Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings in the historic core of the 18th century tobacco port of Port Royal. Notable buildings include the 18th-century Fox's Tavern, the mid-19th century Masonic Hall, the 18th-century frame mansion of the Brockenbrough family, the Hipkins-Carr House, the Gray House, and St. Peter's Episcopal Church (c. 1836). Townfield and Riverview are separately listed.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[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 (November 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Royal Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying photo and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Caroline/Port_Royal.pdf Accompanying map


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