This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings in the state of Virginia built by Europeans (English, French) and Native Americans.
Building | Image | Location | First Built | Notes |
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St. Luke's Church | Smithfield, Virginia | ca. 1632 | more likely 1682 may be oldest surviving church building in United States, Episcopal-Anglican | |
Adam Thoroughgood House | Virginia Beach, Virginia | ca. 1636 | recent research suggests a date closer to 1720[1] | |
Jamestown Church | Jamestown, Virginia | 1639-1641 | possibly as late as 1686, church tower is the oldest remaining structure in Jamestown[2] | |
Bacon's Castle | Surry County, Virginia | 1665 | associated with Bacon's Rebellion | |
Old Mansion | Caroline County, Virginia | 1669 | oldest house in the region although tree ring analysis of some beams yielded a date of 1741 | |
Rural Plains | Hanover County, Virginia | 1670 | Oldest home in America continuously occupied by one family; site of Patrick Henry's wedding | |
Belle Air Plantation | Charles City County, Virginia | 1670 | ||
Adam Keeling House | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 1680 | ||
Building east of main house at Elsing Green | Tunstall, Virginia | 1690 | ||
Wren Building | Williamsburg, Virginia | 1690 | Oldest school building in America, original College of William and Mary structure[3] | |
Grace Church | Yorktown, Virginia | 1697 | ||
St. Peter's Church | New Kent, Virginia | 1703 | Church of Martha Washington, George and Martha Washington may have been married here | |
Yeocomico Church | Tucker Hill, Virginia | 1706 | National Historic Landmark |