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Tappahannock Historic District

Coordinates: 37°55′39″N 76°51′31″W / 37.92750°N 76.85861°W / 37.92750; -76.85861
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Tappahannock Historic District
Beale Memorial Baptist Church
Tappahannock Historic District is located in Virginia
Tappahannock Historic District
Tappahannock Historic District is located in the United States
Tappahannock Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Queen St., Church Lane, Rappahannock River and the grounds of St. Margaret's School, Tappahannock, Virginia
Coordinates37°55′39″N 76°51′31″W / 37.92750°N 76.85861°W / 37.92750; -76.85861
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Colonial, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.73002009[1]
VLR No.310-0024
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1973
Designated VLRAugust 15, 1972[2]

Tappahannock Historic District is a national historic district located at Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia. It encompasses 14 contributing buildings dating from the 18th through late-19th centuries. They are the Customs House (c. 1750), Scot's Arms Tavern, Five Cents and Dollar Store, Ritchie House, Beale Memorial Baptist Church (Early Essex County Court House; 1728, 1814), Old Clerk's Office (c. 1808), Essex County Court House (1848, 1926), Debtor's Prison (c. 1769), Henley House (c. 1757), Anderton House (c. 1750), Brockenbrough House, St. Margaret's Hall, Roane-Wright House (c. 1850), and St. John's Episcopal Church (1837-1849).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  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 June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tappahannock Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
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