Some Hampton Roads historical sites deemed ‘under threat’

Kenzie Finch
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia, and especially Hampton Roads, is full of iconic historical sites that highlight the country’s past. However, according to Preservation Virginia, several historical sites may be under threat.

In 2024, three more sites in the Hampton Roads region were added including: Grand Contraband Camp in Hampton, Lower Surry Church in Surry County, Suffolk African American Waterman Villages in Suffolk.

Here is the list of historical sites deemed most endangered, according to Preservation Virginia:

  • Rosenwald Schools in Virginia, Cape Charles

  • Grand Contraband Camp, Hampton

  • Jolly Pond Dam, James City County

  • Warwick Town, Newport News

  • Historic Properties Affected by Recurring Flooding, statewide, Norfolk

  • Downtown Norfolk Historic District, Norfolk

  • Talbot Hall, Norfolk

  • Taylor-Whittle House, Norfolk

  • City of Norfolk’s At Risk Historic Public Schools, Norfolk

  • Fort Wool, Norfolk

  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery Complex, Portsmouth

  • Lower Surry Church, Surry County

  • Suffolk African American Waterman Villages, Suffolk

  • James River Viewshed, Williamsburg

  • Jamestown Road Houses, Williamsburg

The preservation has also helped save previously threatened historical sites such as:

  • Cornland School, Chesapeake

  • Herbert House, Hampton

  • Fort Monroe, Hampton

  • Mainland Farm, James City County

  • New Point Comfort Lighthouse, Mathews County

  • James Blair School, Norfolk

  • Obici House, Suffolk

  • Gwaltney Store, Suffolk

  • Windsor Castle and the Town of Smithfield, Smithfield

  • Southside Virginia area for the Navy’s Proposed Outlying Landing Field, Surry County

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