National Historic Landmark · Williamsburg (Independent City), Virginia

Williamsburg Historic District

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966Georgian architecture
Williamsburg Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressBounded by Francis, Waller, Nicholson, N. England, Lafayette, and Nassau Sts., Williamsburg (Independent City), VA
Independent cityCity of Williamsburg
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forConservation, Politics and government, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000925
StyleGeorgian architecture
DesignationsNational 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

AddressBounded by Francis, Waller, Nicholson, N. England, Lafayette, and Nassau Sts., Williamsburg (Independent City), VA
Coordinates37.2714° N, 76.7003° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
    Frederick Knops, 2017
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  • Plantations of Virginia
    Charlene C. Giannetti and Jai Williams, 2017
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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 Williamsburg Historic District listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Williamsburg Historic District?

Bounded by Francis, Waller, Nicholson, N. England, Lafayette, and Nassau Sts., Williamsburg (Independent City), City of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Williamsburg Historic District?

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 66000925. 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.