Kiskiack House
| Kiskiack | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Kiskiack | |
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| Nearest city: | Lackay, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: | 37°14′28″N 76°33′51″W / 37.24111°N 76.56417°W / 37.24111; -76.56417Coordinates: 37°14′28″N 76°33′51″W / 37.24111°N 76.56417°W / 37.24111; -76.56417 |
| Area: | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Governing body: | DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY |
| NRHP Reference#: |
69000287 |
| Added to NRHP: | November 12, 1969 |
"Kiskiack" is the name of an early 17th-century brick building, originally a private residence, which still stands at the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. This brick structure, the oldest building owned by the U.S. Navy, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The home was built by Dr. Henry Harry Lee, who married Marah Adkins Fulgate. (Lee's descendants called the property Kiskiak.) Marah's father was the minister who officiated at the 17th-century marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. Years later, Barbara Blunt Brooks of Richmond, Virginia donated one of Dr. Lee's hand-crafted tables to the Naval Weapons Museum. This table is one of two identical tables known to have been made by Lee; the location of the other is unknown.
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