Westerhouse House

Westerhouse House
Westerhouse House is located in Virginia
Westerhouse House
Location within Virginia
Westerhouse House is located in the United States
Westerhouse House
Location within the United States
LocationWest of Bridgetown off VA 619, near Bridgetown, Virginia
Coordinates37°26′56″N 75°58′10″W / 37.44889°N 75.96944°W / 37.44889; -75.96944
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Builtc. 1700 (1700)
Built byWesterhouse, Adrian; Westerhouse, William
Architectural stylePre-Georgian
NRHP reference No.74002139[1]
VLR No.065-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1974
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 1974[2]

Westerhouse House is a historic home located near Bridgetown, Northampton County, Virginia. It dates to about 1700, and is a small, one-story, four-bay, farmhouse with a steep gable roof and asymmetrical elevations. It features an exterior end chimney with a heavy pyramidal base, long sloping tiled weatherings and squat free-standing stack.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westerhouse House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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