Godwin–Knight House

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Godwin–Knight House
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Godwin–Knight House, April 2013
Godwin–Knight House is located in Virginia
Godwin–Knight House
Location140 King's Hwy., Chuckatuck, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′41″N 76°34′40″W / 36.86139°N 76.57778°W / 36.86139; -76.57778Coordinates: 36°51′41″N 76°34′40″W / 36.86139°N 76.57778°W / 36.86139; -76.57778
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1856 (1856), 1898
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Federal
NRHP reference No.92001028[1]
VLR No.133-0576
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1992
Designated VLRFebruary 28, 1992[2]

Godwin–Knight House is a historic home located at Chuckatuck, Virginia. It was built in 1856, in the Federal style, then elaborately remodeled about 1898 in the Queen Anne style. It is a 2 1/2-story, three-bay, double-pile side-hall-plan frame dwelling. hipped roof front porch. It features a wraparound porch and a corner tower with conical roof. Also on the property are the contributing summer kitchen, smokehouse, woodshed / Delco house, two chicken house, a garage, and a barn / stable. It was the boyhood home of Virginia Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr..[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is located in the Chuckatuck Historic District.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ John Salmon and Julie Vosmik (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Godwin–Knight House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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