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Selma, in the Eastern Shore’s Northampton County and contributing to the Eastville Historic District, was constructed circa 1785, coinciding with the acquisition by Isaac Smith of the land on which the dwelling lies. Although the house exhibits characteristics of the era in which it was built, it has been extensively remodeled and added onto during the 19th and 20th centuries, a common pattern for houses of its day on the Eastern Shore and in Tidewater. The Selma property contains two historic cemeteries, a shed, the brick foundation of a former kitchen, and a boxwood garden.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
