National Register of Historic Places listings in Mathews County, Virginia


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mathews County, Virginia.

Location of Mathews County in Virginia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 16 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 28, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3]Name on the Register[4]ImageDate listed[5]Location City or townDescription
1Billups House
Billups House
March 26, 1980
(#80004199)
East of Moon
37°26′31″N 76°17′11″W / 37.441944°N 76.286389°W / 37.441944; -76.286389 (Billups House)
Moon
2Fort Cricket Hill
Fort Cricket Hill
June 15, 1970
(#70000811)
East of the Gwynn's Island bridge[6]
37°29′15″N 76°18′22″W / 37.487500°N 76.306111°W / 37.487500; -76.306111 (Fort Cricket Hill)
HudginsRevolutionary War fortifications
3Gwynn's Island Historic DistrictMay 6, 2024
(#100010202)
Generally including Route 223 (Cricket Hill Rd.), Route 633 (Old Ferry Road, N. Bay Haven Road). Route 740 (Hill Plantation Road)
37°30′20″N 76°17′32″W / 37.5055°N 76.2921°W / 37.5055; -76.2921 (Gwynn's Island Historic District)
Gwynn
4Hesse
Hesse
February 12, 1974
(#74002137)
East of Cobbs Creek off Proctor Ln.
37°30′49″N 76°21′37″W / 37.513611°N 76.360278°W / 37.513611; -76.360278 (Hesse)
Blakes
5The Lane Hotel
The Lane Hotel
March 1, 2011
(#11000065)
68 Church St.
37°26′03″N 76°19′19″W / 37.434167°N 76.322083°W / 37.434167; -76.322083 (The Lane Hotel)
Mathews
6Mathews County Courthouse Square
Mathews County Courthouse Square
August 18, 1977
(#77001491)
Church St.
37°26′00″N 76°19′20″W / 37.433333°N 76.322222°W / 37.433333; -76.322222 (Mathews County Courthouse Square)
Mathews
7Mathews Downtown Historic District
Mathews Downtown Historic District
September 18, 2017
(#100001642)
Mathews County Courthouse Square and vicinity
37°26′01″N 76°19′16″W / 37.433611°N 76.321111°W / 37.433611; -76.321111 (Mathews Downtown Historic District)
Mathews
8Methodist Tabernacle
Methodist Tabernacle
May 21, 1975
(#75002024)
Southeast of Mathews on Tabernacle Rd. at its junction with Salem Church Rd.
37°25′19″N 76°17′47″W / 37.421944°N 76.296389°W / 37.421944; -76.296389 (Methodist Tabernacle)
Mathews
9New Point Comfort Lighthouse
New Point Comfort Lighthouse
March 1, 1973
(#73002037)
Junction of Chesapeake Bay and Mobjack Bay
37°18′04″N 76°16′40″W / 37.301111°N 76.277778°W / 37.301111; -76.277778 (New Point Comfort Lighthouse)
New Point
10Old Thomas James Store
Old Thomas James Store
March 28, 2008
(#08000244)
Main and Maple Sts.
37°26′01″N 76°19′14″W / 37.433611°N 76.320417°W / 37.433611; -76.320417 (Old Thomas James Store)
Mathews Court House
11Poplar Grove Mill and House
Poplar Grove Mill and House
November 12, 1969
(#69000259)
Southwest of the junction of State Route 14 and Poplar Grove Ln.
37°23′54″N 76°20′07″W / 37.398333°N 76.335278°W / 37.398333; -76.335278 (Poplar Grove Mill and House)
Williams
12Riverlawn
Riverlawn
August 22, 2012
(#12000543)
134 Williamsdale Lane
37°24′36″N 76°20′30″W / 37.410000°N 76.341667°W / 37.410000; -76.341667 (Riverlawn)
Mathews
13Sibley's and James Store Historic District
Sibley's and James Store Historic District
March 24, 2010
(#10000093)
239 Main St. (Main and Maple Sts.)
37°26′01″N 76°19′15″W / 37.433611°N 76.320833°W / 37.433611; -76.320833 (Sibley's and James Store Historic District)
Mathews
14Springdale
Springdale
May 23, 2013
(#13000339)
1108 State Route 14
37°25′20″N 76°19′41″W / 37.422222°N 76.328056°W / 37.422222; -76.328056 (Springdale)
Mathews
15B. Williams & Co. Store
B. Williams & Co. Store
June 3, 2009
(#09000394)
1030 Williams Wharf Rd.
37°24′15″N 76°20′43″W / 37.404167°N 76.345278°W / 37.404167; -76.345278 (B. Williams & Co. Store)
Mathews
16Wolf Trap Light Station
Wolf Trap Light Station
December 2, 2002
(#02001434)
Southeast of New Point Comfort
37°13′49″N 76°11′24″W / 37.230278°N 76.190000°W / 37.230278; -76.190000 (Wolf Trap Light Station)
Poquoson East

Former listings

[3]Name on the RegisterImageDate listedDate removedLocation City or townDescription
1Donk's Theatre
Donk's Theatre
January 28, 2011
(#10001185)
February 7, 2017259 Buckley Hall Rd.
37°28′18″N 76°19′35″W / 37.471528°N 76.326389°W / 37.471528; -76.326389 (Donk's Theatre)
HudginsOn January 22, 2016, the roof of Donk's collapsed due to heavy snowfall from a winter storm, as did several of the outside walls. Little survived, and what remained required demolition.[7][8]

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