Boldrup Plantation Archeological Site

Boldrup Plantation Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located at Newport News, Virginia. It was the location of a 17th-century plantation and now the site of a modern residential development. During the 17th century, Boldrup Plantation was owned by Gov. John Harvey (d. 1646), Gov. Samuel Stephens (1629-1669), and Gov. William Berkeley (1605-1677); the wife of the latter two men, Frances Culpeper Berkeley, lived there as well. The site includes the grave slab of Lt. Col. William Cole, colonial secretary of state, the graves of his second and third wives, and a pit house. The site was excavated in the 1980s.[3]

Boldrup Plantation Archeological Site
Site of the graves
Nearest cityNewport News, Virginia
Area42 acres (17 ha)
NRHP reference No.82004573[1]
VLR No.121-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1982
Designated VLRSeptember 15, 1981[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Calder Roth ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register: Boldrup Plantation Archeological Site. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 9780813918624.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)


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