Verville (Merry Point, Virginia)
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Verville | |
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Verville, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | VA 611, near Merry Point, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°43′11″N 76°28′40″W / 37.71972°N 76.47778°WCoordinates: 37°43′11″N 76°28′40″W / 37.71972°N 76.47778°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1742-1749, 1803-1815 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 87000609[1] |
| VLR # | 051-0026 |
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| Added to NRHP | April 24, 1987 |
| Designated VLR | December 9, 1986[2] |
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Verville is a historic plantation house located near Merry Point, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built about 1742, and is a 1 1/2-story, brick Colonial style dwelling. It has a single-pile, central-passage plan. The gambrel roof and all woodwork was changed to conform with Federal style tastes in the late-18th or early-19th century.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Camille Wells (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Verville" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Verville, State Route 611, Merry Point, Lancaster County, VA: 7 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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