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Smithfield Historic District (Virginia)

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Built by
  
Rand, William

VLR #
  
300-0087

Address
  
Smithfield, VA 23430, USA

Added to NRHP
  
2 July 1973

NRHP Reference #
  
73002022

Designated VLR
  
February 20, 1973

Area
  
81 ha

Smithfield Historic District (Virginia)

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Pagan River, Little Creek, and town line, Smithfield, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Georgian, Romanesque, Federal

Smithfield Historic District is a national historic district located at Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It encompasses 289 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the historic downtown and surrounding residential areas of Smithfield. There are 211 houses, 37 commercial buildings, 1 warehouse, 4 churches, 10 barns, 1 smokehouse, 23 garages, 1 farm office, 1 colonial kitchen, and 2 corncrib structures. Notable buildings include the original county clerk's office (1799), county jail, Wentworth-Barrett House (c. 1752), Wentworth–Grinnan House (c. 1780), King-Atkinson House (c. 1800), Smith-Morrison House (1770s), Hayden Hall (c. 1810, c. 1846), Boykin House (c. 1876), Goodrich House (1886), Thomas House (1889), Smithfield Academy (1827), Christ Episcopal Church (1832, 1892), and Hill Street Baptist Church (1923). Located in the district and separately listed are the Old Isle of Wight Courthouse, Smithfield Inn, Windsor Castle Farm, and P. D. Gwaltney Jr. House.

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

References

Smithfield Historic District (Virginia) Wikipedia