Shirley
Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 5 mi. N of Hopewell off VA 608, Charles City, VA |
| County | Charles City County |
| Listed | Oct 1, 1969 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 69000328 |
| Style | Greek Revival architecture |
| 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 | 5 mi. N of Hopewell off VA 608, Charles City, VA |
| Coordinates | 37.3558° N, 77.2442° 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
| Presquile National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About a mile 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 Shirley listed on the National Register?
Oct 1, 1969. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Shirley?
5 mi. N of Hopewell off VA 608, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Shirley?
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 69000328. 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.