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Thomas Nelson House (Yorktown, Virginia)

Thomas Nelson House
Nelson House at Yorktown.jpg
Thomas Nelson House (Yorktown, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Thomas Nelson House (Yorktown, Virginia)
Thomas Nelson House (Yorktown, Virginia) is located in the US
Thomas Nelson House (Yorktown, Virginia)
Nearest city Jamestown, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′3.84″N 76°30′25.68″W / 37.2344000°N 76.5071333°W / 37.2344000; -76.5071333Coordinates: 37°14′3.84″N 76°30′25.68″W / 37.2344000°N 76.5071333°W / 37.2344000; -76.5071333
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.


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