United States historic place
Effingham | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
Effingham, HABS Photo | |
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Location | 14103 Aden Rd., Aden, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°38′13″N 77°31′20″W / 38.63694°N 77.52222°W / 38.63694; -77.52222 |
Area | 330 acres (130 ha) |
Built | 1777 (1777) |
Architectural style | Colonial, Southern Colonial |
NRHP reference No. | 89001793 |
VLR No. | 076-0006 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 9, 1989 |
Designated VLR | December 13, 1988 |
Effingham is a historic home and national historic district located at Aden, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built about 1777, and is a large, two-story, five-bay, Tidewater-style, frame residence set on a raised basement. It features a massive, exterior, brick, double chimney joined by a pent closet at each end of the structure. Also included in the district are a brown sandstone blacksmith shop, a smokehouse and former slaves' quarters, as well as a terraced garden that is reputed to be one of the earliest in Virginia.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- William T. Frazier (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Effingham" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, VA: 17 photos and 3 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Effingham Manor & Winery - a business that now occupies the historic estate
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- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Colonial architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1777
- Houses in Prince William County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia
- Slave cabins and quarters in the United States
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Prince William County, Virginia, geography stubs