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Oldest Homes in Virginia

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Thomas West, 3rd Baron de la Warre (1577 - 1618)
Thomas West, 3rd (or 12th) Baron De La Warr (July 9, 1577 – June 7, 1618) was the Englishman after whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, an American Indian people and U.S. state, all later ca...
John Munford (deceased)
John Munford inherited Belle Air Plantation from his father. Belle Air is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. from:
Col William Munford (deceased)
William Green Munford, who had served as a Colonel in the Continental Army, purchased Belle Air Plantation, one of the oldest homes in Virginia. Inherited by his son, John Munford, at the Colonel's dea...
James Madison, 4th President of the USA (1751 - 1836)
James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751 (O.S. March 5) – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817) and is hailed as the “F...
Elizabeth "Betty" Washington (1733 - 1797)
-------------------- Betty Washington Lewis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth "Betty" Washington Lewis (June 20, 1733 – March 31, 1797) was the only sister of George Washington to...

Oldest Structures

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Luke%27s_Church_(Smithfield,_Virginia) St. Luke's Church (Smithfield, Virginia) St. Luke's Church] Smithfield, Virginia ca. 1632
Adam Thoroughgood House Virginia Beach, Virginia ca. 1636
Jamestown Church Jamestown, Virginia 1639-1641
Bacon's Castle Surry County, Virginia 1665 associated with Bacon's Rebellion
Old Mansion, Caroline County, Virginia, 1669 oldest house in the region although tree ring analysis of some beams yielded a date of 1741
Belle Air Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, 1670
Adam Keeling House Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1680
Building east of main house at Elsing Green. Tunstall, Virginia, 1690
Wren Building Williamsburg, Virginia, 1690. Oldest school building in America, original College of William and Mary structure
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Church_(Yorktown,_Virginia) Grace Church (Yorktown, Virginia)|Grace Church] Yorktown, Virginia, 1697
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Church_(New_Kent,_Virginia) St. Peter's Church (New Kent, Virginia)|St. Peter's Church] New Kent, Virginia, 1703. Church of Martha Washington, George and Martha Washington may have been married here. Yeocomico Church