{"nrhp_refnum":"80004195","name":"Chericoke","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"W of Falls on VA 666","address_restricted":false,"city":"Falls","county":"King William County","state":"VA","lat":37.63671344600007,"lon":-77.11232173867369,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Chericoke is a plantation district near Falls in King William County, Virginia, centered on a brick house built in 1828 on a bluff above the Pamunkey River. It also includes the site of an earlier house, a smokehouse, a cemetery and a reputed river landing site.","why_significant":"The house is notable for its handsome Flemish bond brickwork, sophisticated plan and imaginative interior detailing. It was built by Charles H. C. Braxton, grandson of Declaration of Independence signer Carter Braxton, beside the site of the signer's own house, which burned in 1775. The nomination also treats it as a typical Federal-period dwelling of a prosperous Virginia planter, following Adam-influenced patterns.","narrative":"Chericoke is a plantation tract in southwestern King William County, Virginia, where a two-and-one-half-story brick house sits on a rise above the Pamunkey River bottom land. Built in 1828, it has Flemish bond brickwork, a high basement, a hipped roof with small dormers, and a two-story Doric portico facing the river. Inside, the L-shaped hall passage, a freestanding Tuscan column and fluted mantels and trim give the plain house unusual refinement. The house was built by Charles H. C. Braxton, grandson of Carter Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It stands next to the site of Carter Braxton's large brick house, which burned in 1775. The district also takes in a surviving smokehouse, a mid-19th-century cemetery, and the reputed site of the 18th-century river landing. The house is described as a typical Federal-period planter's dwelling, akin to Richmond town houses, and the property has stayed with Braxton descendants.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Charles H. C. Braxton (builder); possibly designed and erected by a Richmond contractor","architectural_style":"Federal period, Adam-influenced; variation on the Georgian central-passage, double-pile plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Remains in the hands of Braxton descendants; occupied private residence and agricultural use at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.875259-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/6814/41681440/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/80004195.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004195/0fde7041ef-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004195/0fde7041ef-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chericoke_plantation_entrance.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chericoke_plantation_entrance.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681440","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chericoke","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2962730"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/king-william-county/chericoke-80004195/"}