Margots, also known as Eagle's Nest, Eagles Lodge, and Claybancke, is a historic home located near Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia. It was originally built about 1700, as a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay brick structure above a basement, until raised by addition of a frame second story in the 19th century. The house measures 44 feet, 4 inches, by 20 feet, 8 inches. It is one of a few surviving circa 1700 medium-sized houses of Tidewater Virginia. In 1973, the property was sold to the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries by the Beale Estate.[3]
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| Location | NE of Tettington off VA 621, near Tettington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°18′35″N 76°53′19″W / 37.30972°N 76.88861°W |
| Area | 135 acres (55 ha) |
| Built | c. 1700 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002203[1] |
| VLR No. | 018-0037 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 17, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[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 (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Margots" (PDF). and Accompanying photo