Glebe of Westover Parish is a historic home located near Ruthville, Charles City County, Virginia. It built about 1745, as a 1+1⁄2-story, five-bay brick building, with an early 19th-century rear ell. It reflects Colonial and Federal style design elements. It also has an early 20th-century, one-story, frame wing. It was built as a glebe house for Westover Parish. The house was sold into private hands after the 1807 act of the General Assembly requiring the sale of all Virginia glebes.[3]
Glebe of Westover Parish | |
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| Location | SW of Ruthville off VA 615, near Ruthville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°21′43″N 77°03′13″W / 37.36194°N 77.05361°W |
| Area | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| Built | c. 1745 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002108[1] |
| VLR No. | 018-0009 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glebe of Westover Parish" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
External links
edit- Glebe House, State Route 615 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)