National Register of Historic Places

Little England

Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia
Listed
December 17, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
70000795

About this property

Little England is a historic plantation house located near Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia. The plantation dates to a 1651 land grant to a John Perrin family by Governor William Berkeley. His descendant, also named John Perrin, built the house on a point of land overlooking the York River directly across from Yorktown in 1716 with plans reputed to have been drawn by Christopher Wren. The house was used as a lookout for ships during the Battle of Yorktown. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, gable roofed brick dwelling in the Georgian style. A 1+1⁄2-story frame wing was added in 1954. It has a single-pile plan and two interior end chimneys. The brickwork is Flemish bond with few glazed headers. Little England is one of Virginia's least altered and best-preserved colonial plantation homes. The interior features some of the finest colonial paneling in Virginia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Location

Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia
37.25389, -76.47488

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Little England listed on the National Register?

Little England was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Little England?

Little England is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Little England is recorded as the industrial era.

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