{"nrhp_refnum":"05001267","name":"Seashore State Park Historic District","other_names":["Seashore State Park","First Landing State Park","134-0099"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"2500 Shore Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Virginia Beach (Independent City)","county":"Virginia Beach","state":"VA","lat":36.90130506400007,"lon":-76.01384197871374,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-11-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Seashore State Park Historic District is a 2,889-acre state park on the Chesapeake Bay at Cape Henry in Virginia Beach, Virginia, developed largely by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. It includes campgrounds, cabins, trails, beaches, and park buildings.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant under Criteria A and C for its association with the Civilian Conservation Corps and with state park development in Virginia. It also reflects the integrity of its park plan and buildings, which were designed with National Park Service consultation to emphasize natural features, circulation, and separated functional areas.","narrative":"Seashore State Park occupies 2,889 acres on the Chesapeake Bay at Cape Henry in Virginia Beach. Planned in 1929 as a seaside companion to Shenandoah National Park, it was developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps with guidance from the National Park Service and the Virginia Commission on Conservation and Development. The park is split by State Road 60. North of the road are campgrounds, a beach, and the half-timbered Big \"H\" Complex, built in 1933-1934 as a restaurant and bath house. South of the road lie swampland with cypress and live oak, nine trails following old logging roads, a picnic area, maintenance and staff areas, and a group of board-and-batten cabins with brick chimneys and screened porches. The district was recognized for its link to the Civilian Conservation Corps and Virginia's state park system, and for a park plan that kept roads, camping, and cabins fitted to the natural terrain. Later campgrounds and cabins are counted as noncontributing.","period_of_significance":"1933-1942","architect_builder":"CEGG Associates LC; National Park Service; Virginia Commission on Conservation and Development; A. C. Barlow; Mattern and Mattern (other architects listed on continuation sheet)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements; Modern Movement","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a state park, with the Big \"H\" Complex serving as offices, store, and storage, and cabins and campgrounds in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.209063-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/6840/41684001/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/05001267.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001267/da5446c126-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001267/da5446c126-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Virginia State Parks staff","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First-landing-swamp-medabpan.com_(7352136860).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia State Parks staff</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First-landing-swamp-medabpan.com_(7352136860).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684001","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Landing_State_Park","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453179"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/virginia-beach/seashore-state-park-historic-district-05001267/"}