106-0002

Conjurer’s Neck Archaeological District

VLR Listing Date

06/18/2003

NRHP Listing Date

10/23/2003

NRHP Reference Number

03001090
DHR's Virginia Board of Historic Resources easement

Conjurer’s Field (Conjurer’s Neck Archaeological District) is situated on a peninsula where Swift Creek meets the Appomattox River in the City of Colonial Heights. It contains a prehistoric village site already listed in the state and national registers, as well as a portion of a major 18th-century plantation house built by the Kennon family. The site was named by early English explorers who allegedly encountered a Virginia Indian religious leader there. Richard Kennon settled on the land in the 1680s. One of his descendants constructed the Flemish-bond manor house between 1725 and 1750. It burned in 1879, and about half of the standing walls were used to create the present three-bay, two-story dwelling. Originally it was a five-bay house, similar to the Ludwell-Paradise House in Williamsburg. Archaeological investigation in Conjurer’s Neck Archaeological District has provided information on the in-filled cellar remains of the house and remains of associated outbuildings. A prehistoric component at the site consists of an accumulation of Middle and Late Woodland lithics and ceramics likely related to the previously identified Conjurer’s Field prehistoric site.

Last Updated: June 2, 2023

Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.

Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

For additional information Read

Nomination Form

106-5064

Violet Bank Historic District

Colonial Heights (Ind. City)

106-5063

Chesterfield Highlands Historic District

Colonial Heights (Ind. City)

106-0004

Oak Hill

Colonial Heights (Ind. City)