Criss Cross is a
Colonial
Colonial or The Colonial may refer to:
* Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colony (biology)
Architecture
* American colonial architecture
* French Colonial
* Spanish Colonial architecture
Automobiles
* Colonial (1920 au ...
style brick house built about 1690 by George Poindexter in
New Kent County, Virginia
New Kent County is a county in the eastern part the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 22,945. Its county seat is New Kent.
New Kent County is included in the Greater Richmond Region.
History
Ne ...
. It is similar in style to neighboring
Foster's Castle
Foster's Castle is a historic plantation house located near Tunstall, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built about 1685, as a -story, T-shaped brick building, with a two-story central projection at the front. The house is similar to neighborin ...
. George Poindexter was the immigrant founder of the Poindexters in
America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
. Originally from
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
, he settled his family in the
Virginia Colony
The Colony of Virginia, chartered in 1606 and settled in 1607, was the first enduring English colonial empire, English colony in North America, following failed attempts at settlement on Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey GilbertG ...
.
[ an]
''Accompanying photo''
/ref>
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1973.[
]
References
External links
Criss-Cross, State Route 617 vicinity, New Kent, New Kent County, VA
11 photos, 13 measured drawings, and 5 data pages, at Historic American Buildings Survey
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...
Poindexter Descendants Association
- More information on the Poindexter family.
Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
Houses completed in 1690
Houses in New Kent County, Virginia
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in New Kent County, Virginia
1690 establishments in Virginia
{{NewKentCountyVA-NRHP-stub