National Historic Landmark · New Kent; Quinton, Virginia

New Kent School, George W Watkins School

Added to the National Register in 2001, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 2001
New Kent School, George W Watkins School
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressNew Kent: 11825 New Kent Hwy; Watkins 6501 New Kent Hwy., New Kent; Quinton, VA
CountyNew Kent County
ListedAug 7, 2001
Reference number01001046
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressNew Kent: 11825 New Kent Hwy; Watkins 6501 New Kent Hwy., New Kent; Quinton, VA
Coordinates37.5322° N, 77.1414° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
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  • Plantations of Virginia
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  • George Washington's Virginia
    John R. Maass, 2017
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  • Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
    Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was New Kent School, George W Watkins School listed on the National Register?

Aug 7, 2001. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is New Kent School, George W Watkins School?

New Kent: 11825 New Kent Hwy; Watkins 6501 New Kent Hwy., New Kent; Quinton, New Kent County, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for New Kent School, George W Watkins School?

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 01001046. 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.