United States historic place
Westerhouse House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
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Location | West of Bridgetown off VA 619, near Bridgetown, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°26′56″N 75°58′10″W / 37.44889°N 75.96944°W / 37.44889; -75.96944 |
Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
Built | c. 1700 (1700) |
Built by | Westerhouse, Adrian; Westerhouse, William |
Architectural style | Pre-Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 74002139 |
VLR No. | 065-0030 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1974 |
Designated VLR | September 17, 1974 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westerhouse House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- West House, Westerhouse Creek, Bridgetown, Northampton County, VA 1 photo and 3 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey
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- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1700
- Houses in Northampton County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Virginia
- 1700 establishments in the Colony of Virginia
- Bridgetown, Virginia
- Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northampton County, Virginia, geography stubs