Thomas Nelson House
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Nearest city | Jamestown, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°14′3.84″N 76°30′25.68″W / 37.2344000°N 76.5071333°WCoordinates: 37°14′3.84″N 76°30′25.68″W / 37.2344000°N 76.5071333°W |
Built | 1730 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP Reference # | 66000839 |
VLR # | 047-0002 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated VLR | See individual properties |
Thomas Nelson House is an historic Colonial home in Yorktown, Virginia. It was built around 1730 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
It was built by Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson around 1730, and occupied by his son, Thomas Nelson, Jr. It was damaged during the siege of Yorktown. It served as a hospital, during the Civil War. In 1914, Captain and Mrs. George P. Blow bought it and called it, "York Hall". In 1968, the National Park Service bought it and restored it. It is open for tours as part of the Yorktown Battlefield attractions.