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Old Wythe Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
12000905

Designated VLR
  
September 18, 2008

Year built
  
1891

VLR #
  
114-5186

Area
  
229 ha

Added to NRHP
  
31 October 2012

Old Wythe Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Hanover St., Pear Ave., Hampton Ave, & Kecoughtan Rd., Hampton, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival

Old Wythe Historic District is a national historic district located at Hampton, Virginia. The district encompasses 2,076 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in a primarily residential area of Hampton. The residences include notable examples of the Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Mission Revival styles. The district first developed in the 1880s, and is composed generally of six primary subdivisions with the last platted in the 1930s. The earliest building is the John Simpson House (1849).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

References

Old Wythe Historic District Wikipedia