Windsor Castle (Toano, Virginia)
Windsor Castle | |
 Windsor Castle, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | 1812 Forge Rd., near Toano, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°22′38″N 76°51′14″W / 37.37722°N 76.85389°WCoordinates: 37°22′38″N 76°51′14″W / 37.37722°N 76.85389°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1760 |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002149[1] |
| VLR No. | 047-0021 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 14, 1987 |
| Designated VLR | July 21, 1987[2] |
Windsor Castle, also known as Windsor, is a historic home located near Toano, James City County, Virginia. The house dates to about 1760, and is a 1 1/2-story, central passage plan frame dwelling. The house was expanded to its present size in the late-18th or early-19th century. It has a gable roof with dormers, sits on a brick foundation, and features exterior chimneys. The interior has an original closed-string stair and built-in corner cupboard.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Roberta Reid (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Windsor Castle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links[]
- Windsor Castle, State Route 610, Toano, James City County, VA: 3 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1760
- Houses in James City County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in James City County, Virginia
- Virginia Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs