Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House

Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House
Location 506 Westmoreland Ave., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates 36°49′59″N 76°21′50″W / 36.83306°N 76.36389°W / 36.83306; -76.36389Coordinates: 36°49′59″N 76°21′50″W / 36.83306°N 76.36389°W / 36.83306; -76.36389
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1935 (1935)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 07000805[1]
VLR # 124-0042
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 8, 2007
Designated VLR June 6, 2007[2]

Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House is a historic Daughters of the American Revolution clubhouse located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1935, and is a 1 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style frame building. The building appears much like a 20th-century adaptation of a wood-frame Tidewater House. It features a central entrance sheltered by a Classical overhang supported by scrolled brackets.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Kimble A. David (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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