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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.^[1]

There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town
1	Almshouse Farm at Machipongo	Almshouse Farm at Machipongo	April 1, 2002 (#02000317)	12402 U.S. Route 13 37°24′16″N 75°54′18″W / 37.404444°N 75.905000°W / 37.404444; -75.905000 (Almshouse Farm at Machipongo)	Machipongo
2	Arlington Archeological Site	Arlington Archeological Site More images	May 12, 2008 (#08000422)	Address Restricted	Capeville
3	Benjamin's Department Store	Benjamin's Department Store	May 10, 2006 (#06000367)	3327 Main St. 37°31′49″N 75°49′20″W / 37.530278°N 75.822222°W / 37.530278; -75.822222 (Benjamin's Department Store)	Exmore
4	James Brown's Dry Goods Store	James Brown's Dry Goods Store	April 1, 2002 (#02000321)	16464 Courthouse Rd. 37°21′07″N 75°56′48″W / 37.351944°N 75.946667°W / 37.351944; -75.946667 (James Brown's Dry Goods Store)	Eastville
5	Brownsville	Brownsville	February 26, 1970 (#70000819)	East of the junction of Seaside and Brownsville Rds. 37°28′24″N 75°49′24″W / 37.473333°N 75.823333°W / 37.473333; -75.823333 (Brownsville)	Nassawadox
6	Cape Charles Historic District	Cape Charles Historic District More images	January 3, 1991 (#90002122)	Roughly bounded by Washington, Bay, and Mason Aves., and Fig St. 37°16′11″N 76°00′59″W / 37.269722°N 76.016389°W / 37.269722; -76.016389 (Cape Charles Historic District)	Cape Charles
7	Cape Charles Light Station	Cape Charles Light Station More images	June 23, 2003 (#03000569)	Smith Island 37°07′22″N 75°54′24″W / 37.122778°N 75.906667°W / 37.122778; -75.906667 (Cape Charles Light Station)	Kiptopeke
8	Cape Charles Rosenwald School	Upload image	October 26, 2023 (#100009536)	1500 Old Cape Charles Road 37°15′48″N 76°00′33″W / 37.2633°N 76.0092°W / 37.2633; -76.0092 (Cape Charles Rosenwald School)	Cape Charles
9	Cessford	Cessford	January 16, 2004 (#03001441)	16546 Courthouse Rd. 37°20′59″N 75°56′53″W / 37.349861°N 75.948056°W / 37.349861; -75.948056 (Cessford)	Eastville
10	John W. Chandler House	John W. Chandler House	November 27, 2004 (#04001270)	3342 Main St. 37°31′48″N 75°49′24″W / 37.530000°N 75.823333°W / 37.530000; -75.823333 (John W. Chandler House)	Exmore
11	Chatham	Upload image	September 20, 2022 (#100008186)	9218 Chatham Rd. 37°27′22″N 75°55′38″W / 37.4562°N 75.9273°W / 37.4562; -75.9273 (Chatham)	Machipongo vicinity
12	Custis Tombs	Custis Tombs More images	April 17, 1970 (#70000815)	Arlington Chase Rd. 37°13′45″N 76°00′13″W / 37.229028°N 76.003750°W / 37.229028; -76.003750 (Custis Tombs)	Cheapside
13	Eastville Historic District	Eastville Historic District	October 1, 2009 (#09000795)	Area includes U.S. Route 13, Old Town Neck Dr., Courthouse Rd., Willow Oak Rd., Rockefellow La., and Stumptown Dr. 37°21′10″N 75°56′44″W / 37.352778°N 75.945556°W / 37.352778; -75.945556 (Eastville Historic District)	Eastville
14	Eastville Mercantile	Eastville Mercantile	January 20, 2005 (#04001540)	16429 Courthouse Rd. 37°21′10″N 75°56′46″W / 37.352694°N 75.946111°W / 37.352694; -75.946111 (Eastville Mercantile)	Eastville
15	Eyre Hall	Eyre Hall More images	November 12, 1969 (#69000265)	West of U.S. Route 13 37°18′48″N 75°58′54″W / 37.313333°N 75.981667°W / 37.313333; -75.981667 (Eyre Hall)	Cheriton
16	Eyreville	Upload image	March 15, 2024 (#69000265)	3259 Eyreville Drive 37°19′17″N 75°58′55″W / 37.3213°N 75.9820°W / 37.3213; -75.9820 (Eyreville)	Cheriton vicinity
17	Glebe of Hungar's Parish	Glebe of Hungar's Parish	February 26, 1970 (#70000817)	Northwest of the junction of Glebe and Church Neck Rds. 37°27′38″N 75°57′34″W / 37.460556°N 75.959444°W / 37.460556; -75.959444 (Glebe of Hungar's Parish)	Franktown
18	Grapeland	Grapeland	May 6, 1980 (#80004207)	Grapeland Circle, north of Wardtown^[6] 37°32′40″N 75°52′54″W / 37.544444°N 75.881667°W / 37.544444; -75.881667 (Grapeland)	Wardtown
19	Hungars Church	Hungars Church More images	October 15, 1970 (#70000813)	East of the junction of Bayside and Church Neck Rds. 37°26′47″N 75°55′26″W / 37.446250°N 75.923889°W / 37.446250; -75.923889 (Hungars Church)	Bridgetown
20	Kendall Grove	Kendall Grove	June 21, 1982 (#82004576)	Kendall Grove Rd. 37°22′56″N 75°56′34″W / 37.382222°N 75.942778°W / 37.382222; -75.942778 (Kendall Grove)	Eastville
21	Northampton County Courthouse Historic District	Northampton County Courthouse Historic District	April 13, 1972 (#72001410)	East along U.S. Route 13 and extending 0.1 miles (0.16 km) to the west, north, and south from its intersection with Willow Oak Rd. 37°21′12″N 75°56′48″W / 37.353333°N 75.946667°W / 37.353333; -75.946667	Eastville
22	Northampton Lumber Company Historic District	Northampton Lumber Company Historic District	May 29, 2008 (#08000480)	Junction of U.S. Route 13 and Mill St. 37°28′24″N 75°51′30″W / 37.473333°N 75.858333°W / 37.473333; -75.858333	Nassawadox
23	Oak Grove	Upload image	February 4, 1993 (#93000006)	Northern side of Old Town Neck Dr., 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the junction with US 13 37°23′16″N 75°57′23″W / 37.387778°N 75.956389°W / 37.387778; -75.956389 (Oak Grove)	Eastville
24	Pear Valley	Pear Valley	November 12, 1969 (#69000266)	South of the junction of Wilsonia Neck and Pear Cottage Drs. 37°23′48″N 75°55′22″W / 37.396667°N 75.922778°W / 37.396667; -75.922778 (Pear Valley)	Eastville
25	Selma	Selma	May 10, 2006 (#06000368)	16237 Courthouse Rd. 37°21′25″N 75°56′32″W / 37.357083°N 75.942222°W / 37.357083; -75.942222 (Selma)	Eastville
26	Stratton Manor	Stratton Manor	November 28, 1980 (#80004206)	Southeast of Cape Charles off Parsons Circle 37°15′42″N 75°59′00″W / 37.261528°N 75.983333°W / 37.261528; -75.983333 (Stratton Manor)	Cape Charles
27	Upper Ridge Site	Upload image	August 23, 2005 (#05000914)	Atlantic Ocean beach^[7] 37°13′19″N 75°53′04″W / 37.221944°N 75.884444°W / 37.221944; -75.884444 (Upper Ridge Site)	Mockhorn Island
28	Vaucluse	Vaucluse	September 15, 1970 (#70000814)	South of the junction of Church Neck and Sparrow Pt. Rds. 37°25′05″N 75°58′23″W / 37.418056°N 75.973056°W / 37.418056; -75.973056 (Vaucluse)	Bridgetown
29	Westerhouse House	Upload image	November 19, 1974 (#74002139)	West of Bridgetown off Church Neck Rd. 37°26′52″N 75°58′06″W / 37.447639°N 75.968472°W / 37.447639; -75.968472 (Westerhouse House)	Bridgetown
30	Winona	Winona	October 1, 1969 (#69000264)	Southwest of the junction of Glebe and Church Neck Rds. 37°26′25″N 75°56′08″W / 37.440139°N 75.935556°W / 37.440139; -75.935556 (Winona)	Bridgetown

Former listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Caserta	Caserta	February 26, 1970 (#70000816)	March 19, 2001	NW of junction of Routes 630 and US 13	Eastville	Destroyed by fire in 1975
2	Somers House	Somers House	February 26, 1970 (#70000818)	June 10, 2005	SE of jct. of Rtes. 183 and 691	Jamesville	Demolished
3	Westover	Westover	June 28, 1982 (#82004577)	March 19, 2001	VA 630	Eastville	Destroyed by fire

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Location derived from its coordinates; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted" but provides coordinates
^ Egloff, Keith T. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Ridge Site. National Park Service, 2005-05, 20.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[6] Location derived from its coordinates; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted" but provides coordinates

[7] Egloff, Keith T. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Ridge Site. National Park Service, 2005-05, 20.

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Municipalities and communities of Northampton County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Eastville
Towns	Belle Haven‡ Cape Charles Cheriton Eastville Exmore Nassawadox	Map of Virginia highlighting Northampton County
CDPs	Franktown Willis Wharf
Other communities	Arlington Bacon Hill Bay Ridge Bayford Bayview Beverly Birdsnest Bridgetown Broadwater Capeville Cedar Grove Cheapside Cherrystone Chesapeake Clearview Culls Dalbys Eastville Station Fairview Hadlock Hare Valley Highland Heights Hungars Point James Crossroads Jamesville Johnson Cove Johnsontown Kendall Grove Kiptopeke Little Johnsontown Little Salisbury Machipongo Magotha Marionville Middletown Nottingham Oakland Park Oyster Pat Town Red Bank Reedtown Seaview Shadyside Sheps End Silver Beach Simpkins Smith Beach Stumptown The Meadows Townsend Treherneville Wardtown Weirwood Woodstock
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