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Effingham (Aden, Virginia)

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Historic house in Virginia, United States

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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Location14103 Aden Rd., Aden, Virginia
Coordinates38°38′13″N 77°31′20″W / 38.63694°N 77.52222°W / 38.63694; -77.52222
Area330 acres (130 ha)
Built1777 (1777)
Architectural styleColonial, Southern Colonial
NRHP reference No.89001793
VLR No.076-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1989
Designated VLRDecember 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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. William T. Frazier (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Effingham" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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