Eastville Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Virginia, United States}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Eastville Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register

| designated_other1_date = June 18, 2009{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=5 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead}}

| designated_other1_number = 214-0040

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = Eastville Courthouse.JPG

| caption = Eastville Courthouse, August 2005

| location = Area includes VA 13, Old Town Neck Dr., Courthouse Rd., Willow Oak Rd., Rockefellow La., and Stumptown Dr., Eastville, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|37|21|09|N|75|56|45|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Virginia#USA

| built = {{Start date|1731}}

| builder = Marshall, John; Rabyshaw, William

| architecture = Late Victorian, Colonial

| added = October 1, 2009

| area = {{convert|478.6|acre}}

| refnum = 09000795{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

Eastville Historic District is a national historic district located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. The district encompasses 315 contributing buildings, 7 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in the county seat of Northampton County. The historic district contains a wide variety of residential, commercial, governmental, educational, social, religious, and funerary resources dating from 1731. Notable buildings include the courthouse (1731), clerk's office (c. 1750), Park Hall (c. 1750), Eastville Inn, Ingleside (c. 1810), Hickory Grounds (c. 1825), Maria Robins House (c. 1799), the Old Brick Store (c. 1820), Abdell Funeral Home (c. 1870), Edward Holland House (c. 1870, 1900), and Ailworth Hall (c. 1900). Also located in the district are the separately listed Cessford, Eastville Mercantile, and James Brown's Dry Goods Store.{{cite web |url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Northampton/214-0040_Eastville_Historic_District_2009_NR_FINAL.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eastville Historic District |author1=J. Barnes |author2=L. Trieschmann |author3=C. Hiett |author4=M. Dayton |author5=S. Pennock |author6=P. Weishar |date=July 2008 |publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813194823/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Northampton/214-0040_Eastville_Historic_District_2009_NR_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=2013-08-13 |url-status=dead }} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Northampton/214-0040.EastvilleHD.photos.html Accompanying 12 photos] and [www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Northampton/214-0040_Eastville_HD.pdf Accompanying map]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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