{"nrhp_refnum":"91000337","name":"VIRGINIA (sloop)","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Dana Point Youth & Group Facility, W. basin, Dana Point Harbor","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dana Point","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.46171844000003,"lon":-117.70357057999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-04-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"VIRGINIA is a 1913 Q-Class racing sloop designed by naval architect William Gardner and built at the Wood & McClure shipyard on City Island, New York. She is now based at Dana Point, California.","why_significant":"The nomination argues she is an excellent example of Gardner's early 20th century racing sloops and of the Q-Class yachts that changed yacht racing. She is the only surviving Q-boat designed by Gardner and very likely the oldest remaining Q-Class boat. She also has a long racing record, including Chicago to Mackinac race wins in the 1920s and trophies in 1990.","narrative":"Launched in May 1913 on City Island, New York, VIRGINIA is a 43-foot-10-inch racing sloop built for Stuart Blackton to a design by William Gardner. She belongs to the Q-Class, a group of modest-sized racing yachts built under the Universal Rule that made the sport more affordable than the giant yachts of earlier decades. Her oak frames, mahogany planking, long overhangs, flush deck and small coach house remain essentially original. The main changes are a 1947 switch from gaff to marconi rig and a modern bow pulpit with lifelines. She won the Chicago to Mackinac race in 1921, 1923 and 1925 on Lake Michigan, and in 1990 she took seven first-place trophies. Of Gardner's six Q-boats she is the only survivor, and she may be the oldest of the class still afloat. Today she is maintained in sailing condition at Dana Point.","period_of_significance":"1913-1925","architect_builder":"Gardner, William; Wood & McClure","architectural_style":"Architecture/Naval","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Fully functional, professionally maintained, and used for ocean racing and traditional sail training; docked at Dana Point Harbor when not at sea.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.289718-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/91000337.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860364","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/virginia-sloop-91000337/"}