Weyanoke, Virginia
Weyanoke | |
![]() Weyanoke plantation house, HABS photo, 1930s | |
Location | Route 619 off Route 5, Charles City, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°17′30″N 77°3′56″W / 37.29167°N 77.06556°W |
Area | 1,225 acres (496 ha) |
Built | c. 1790 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 80004406[1] |
VLR No. | 018-0029 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 10, 1980 |
Designated VLR | September 21, 1976[2] |
Weyanoke is a plantation farmstead in Charles City County, Virginia, United States. In 1619, the First Africans in Virginia arrived at the Weyanoke Peninsula. They created the first African community in North America. The Westover Plantation and related archaeological sites were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
On October 30, 1665, Joseph Harwood was granted 422 acres of land on the north side of the James River. This land was known as Weynoke. This tract passed from the Harwood family to the Lewis family when Agnes Harwood married Fielding Lewis. Developed for tobacco culture by slaves, the Weyanoke Plantation includes a formal
Weyanoke Plantation was passed through marriage to the Douthat family, whose descendants kept ownership through the
The original house was enlarged after 1938. Within the property's boundaries are the archaeological remains of man's continuous occupation of the site, which spans 10,000 years.[3]
In 1972 Weyanoke was acquired by
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Calder Loth, Martha McCartney and Nick Luccketti (April 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Weyanoke" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Lawrence Lewis Jr". orlandosentinel.com. April 5, 1995. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
Ref: Hereward Records & the JJaily Press, New Dominion, Net'apers, pg, 407; Tyler's Quarterly, Vol. 16, pg.-; William • Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 10, pg, 29).
External links
- "Upper Weyanoke", James River Plantations, National Park Service
- Weyanoke, Weyanoke Road, Weyanoke, Fairfax County, VA: 2 photos and 3 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey