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Newtown Historic District (Newtown, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°54′47″N 77°07′49″W / 37.91306°N 77.13028°W / 37.91306; -77.13028
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Newtown Historic District
The frame grocery store (1922), seen in October 2016
Newtown Historic District (Newtown, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Newtown Historic District (Newtown, Virginia)
Newtown Historic District (Newtown, Virginia) is located in the United States
Newtown Historic District (Newtown, Virginia)
LocationVA 721 and 625, Newtown, Virginia
Coordinates37°54′47″N 77°07′49″W / 37.91306°N 77.13028°W / 37.91306; -77.13028
Area46 acres (19 ha)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.82001821[1]
VLR No.049-0145
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982
Designated VLRMarch 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+12 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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