Westerhouse House

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Westerhouse House
Westerhouse House is located in Virginia
Westerhouse House
LocationWest of Bridgetown off VA 619, near Bridgetown, Virginia
Coordinates37°26′56″N 75°58′10″W / 37.44889°N 75.96944°W / 37.44889; -75.96944Coordinates: 37°26′56″N 75°58′10″W / 37.44889°N 75.96944°W / 37.44889; -75.96944
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Builtc. 1700 (1700)
Built byWesterhouse, Adrian; Westerhouse, William
Architectural stylePre-Georgian
NRHP reference No.74002139[1]
VLR No.065-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1974
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 1974[2]

Westerhouse House is a historic home located near Bridgetown, Northampton County, Virginia. It dates to about 1700, and is a small, one-story, four-bay, farmhouse with a steep gable roof and asymmetrical elevations. It features an exterior end chimney with a heavy pyramidal base, long sloping tiled weatherings and squat free-standing stack.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westerhouse House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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