Criss Cross (New Kent, Virginia)
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| Location | Southwest of New Kent off VA 608, New Kent, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′10″N 77°1′38″W / 37.50278°N 77.02722°WCoordinates: 37°30′10″N 77°1′38″W / 37.50278°N 77.02722°W |
| Built | ca. 1690 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Other |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 73002043[1] |
| VLR # | 063-0006 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | January 16, 1973[2] |
Criss Cross is a Colonial style brick house built about 1690 by George Poindexter in New Kent County, Virginia. It is similar in style to neighboring Foster's Castle. George Poindexter was the immigrant founder of the Poindexters in America. Originally from Jersey, he settled his family in the Virginia Colony.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Criss Cross". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Criss-Cross, State Route 617 vicinity, New Kent, New Kent County, VA 11 photos, 13 measured drawings, and 5 data pages, at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Poindexter Descendants Association - More information on the Poindexter family.
