Berkeley
Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 8 mi. W of Charles City, Charles City, VA |
| County | Charles City County |
| Listed | Nov 11, 1971 |
| Listed for | Politics and government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Benjamin Harrison V Birthplace; Berkeley Plantation |
| Reference number | 71001040 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 8 mi. W of Charles City, Charles City, VA |
| Coordinates | 37.3217° N, 77.1817° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Charles City | 19 listed places in Charles City → |
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Nearby in Charles City County
Public land around it
| James River National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 3 miles away4,627 acres |
| Presquile National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 4 miles away1,308 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Berkeley listed on the National Register?
Nov 11, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Berkeley?
8 mi. W of Charles City, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Berkeley?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71001040. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.