Somerton Historic District

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Somerton Historic District
Somerton Historic District is located in Virginia
Somerton Historic District
Location Arthur Dr., Pittmantown Rd., Boonetown Rd, Suffolk, Virginia
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Area 236.4 acres (95.7 ha)
Built c. 1800 (1800)
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 08001272[1]
VLR # 133-5256
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 31, 2008
Designated VLR September 18, 2008[2]

Somerton Historic District is a national historic district located at Suffolk, Virginia. The district encompasses 15 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the rural village of Somerton in Suffolk. The district includes an 18th-century ordinary, a 19th-century church, and modest dwellings dating from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries surrounded by large agricultural fields. The buildings are in a variety of popular architectural styles ranging from Federal to Folk Victorian. Notable buildings include the Somerton United Methodist Church and cemetery (c. 1880), Washington Smith Ordinary (c. 1800), and Ellis General Store.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

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