Criss Cross (New Kent, Virginia)

Criss Cross is a Colonial style brick house built about 1690 by George Poindexter in New Kent County, Virginia. It is similar in style to neighboring Foster's Castle. George Poindexter was the immigrant founder of the Poindexters in America. Originally from Jersey, he settled his family in the Virginia Colony.[3]

Criss Cross
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Criss Cross
Location	Southwest of New Kent off VA 608, New Kent, Virginia
Coordinates	37°30′10″N 77°1′38″W
Built	c. 1690
Architectural style	Colonial
NRHP reference No.	73002043[1]
VLR No.	063-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1973
Designated VLR	January 16, 1973[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Criss Cross" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

• Criss-Cross, State Route 617 vicinity, New Kent, New Kent County, VA 11 photos, 13 measured drawings, and 5 data pages, at Historic American Buildings Survey
• Poindexter Descendants Association - More information on the Poindexter family.