Newington Archaeological Site
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Newington Archaeological Site | |
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| Location | 697 Frazier Ferry Rd, King and Queen Courthouse, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′20″N 76°54′12″W / 37.67222°N 76.90333°WCoordinates: 37°40′20″N 76°54′12″W / 37.67222°N 76.90333°W |
| Area | 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 10000146[1] |
| VLR # | 049-0096 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 31, 2010 |
| Designated VLR | December 17, 2009[2] |
Newington Archaeological Site is a historic plantation and archaeological site located at King and Queen Courthouse, King and Queen County, Virginia. It was the birthplace and boyhood home of Carter Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The property contains archaeological and surviving landscape elements derived from this former 18th century plantation. While a stone building is the only above ground 18th century structure remaining, the location of the plantation mansion, two outbuilding foundations, and two cellars have been identified, among other ruins. The existing landscape components include a cemetery, historic road cut and trace, and the terraces of a falling garden. The property also contains Native American deposits associated mostly with the Woodland period (1200 BC – AD 1600).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Randy Jones (December 29, 2009). "STATE APPROVES 16 NEW HISTORIC RESOURCES FOR LISTING ON THE VIRGINIA LANDMARKS REGISTER" (PDF). Department of Historic Resources.
