Port Royal Historic District

Port Royal Historic District

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Port Royal Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Port Royal Historic District, October 2012
Location	Roughly bounded by Rappahannock River, Roys Run, Rt. 17, and Goldenville Creek, Port Royal, Virginia
Coordinates	38°03′03″N 77°21′00″W / 38.05083°N 77.35000°W / 38.05083; -77.35000Coordinates: 38°03′03″N 77°21′00″W / 38.05083°N 77.35000°W / 38.05083; -77.35000
Area	200 acres (81 ha)
Built	1745 (1745)
Architectural style	Federal
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	70000786[1]
VLR #	284-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1970
Designated VLR	December 2, 1969[2]

Port Royal Historic District is a national historic district located at Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings in the historic core of the 18th century tobacco port of Port Royal. Notable buildings include the 18th-century Fox's Tavern, the mid-19th century Masonic Hall, the 18th-century frame mansion of the Brockenbrough family, the Hipkins-Carr House, the Gray House, and St. Peter's Episcopal Church (c. 1836). Townfield and Riverview are separately listed.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1]