Bruton Parish Poorhouse Archeological Site | |
 Southern side of the site | |
| Nearest city | Williamsburg, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1755 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004610 [1] |
| VLR No. | 099-0070 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 2, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | November 18, 1980 [2] |
Bruton Parish Poorhouse Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located near Williamsburg, York County, Virginia. It is the site of a poorhouse established by Bruton Parish Church after a 1755 act of the assembly empowering all the colony's parishes to erect poorhouses. An excavation in 1978 by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources revealed the foundations of one of four poorhouse buildings identified by the French cartographer Desandrouin in 1781–1782. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Calder Loth, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register: Bruton Parish Poorhouse Archeological Site (p. 559). University of Virginia Press. ISBN 9780813918624.
