Somerton Historic District

Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Somerton Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register

I-house at Arthur and Pittmantown
36°34′06″N 76°45′03″W / 36.56833°N 76.75083°W / 36.56833; -76.75083
Area	236.4 acres (95.7 ha)
Built	c. 1800 (1800)
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	08001272^[1]
VLR No.	133-5256
Added to NRHP	December 31, 2008
Designated VLR	September 18, 2008^[2]

Somerton Historic District is a national historic district located at Suffolk, Virginia. Prior to annexation in 1974 Somerton was part of now non-existing Nansemond County. The district encompasses 15 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the rural village of Somerton in Virginia. The district was a 250 acre 17th century grant to Sir Thomas Jernigan a colonist from Somerleyton in Suffolk County. England. 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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
^ Sarah C. McPhail (August 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Somerton Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map