National Register of Historic Places

Newington Archaeological Site

King and Queen Courthouse, King And Queen County, Virginia
Listed
March 30, 2010
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
10000146

About this property

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 childhood home of Founding Father Carter Braxton, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Both the original plantation and its reconstruction had burnt down by the first decade of the 20th century. The property contains both archaeological ruins and surviving landscape elements from the former 18th century plantation. While a stone building is the only above ground 18th century structure remaining, among other ruins, the location of the plantation mansion, two outbuilding foundations, and two cellars have been identified. The existing landscape elements include a cemetery, historic road, and the terraces of a falling garden. The property also contains Native American deposits associated mostly with the Woodland period (1200 BC – AD 1600). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

697 Frazier Ferry Rd
King and Queen Courthouse, King And Queen County, Virginia
37.67228, -76.90307

Categories

PREHISTORICHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

King and Queen Courthouse Green Historic District
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1.4 mi
King and Queen Courthouse Green Historic District (Boundary Increase)
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1.4 mi
Mattaponi Church
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3.3 mi
St. John's Church
Industrial
4 mi
Hillsborough
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5.4 mi

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When was Newington Archaeological Site listed on the National Register?

Newington Archaeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Newington Archaeological Site?

Newington Archaeological Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Newington Archaeological Site?

The period of significance for Newington Archaeological Site is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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