Riddick House, also known as Riddicks Folly, is a historic home located at Suffolk, Virginia. It was built in 1837, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five bay by four bay, Greek Revival style brick townhouse. The front facade features a one-story diastyle Doric order portico with a triangular pediment supported by two fluted columns and two plain pilasters. It also has a one-story tetrastyle portico added across the south end in 1905. During the American Civil War, General John J. Peck and his staff maintained Union Army staff headquarters in the house.[3]
Riddick House | |
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| Location | 510 Main St., Suffolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°44′13″N 76°34′57″W / 36.73694°N 76.58250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002247[1] |
| VLR No. | 133-0003 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | November 20, 1973[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] It is located in the Suffolk Historic District.
Riddick's Folly is open as a historic house museum.
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 19 March 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riddick House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo