Abingdon Glebe House
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Abingdon Glebe House | |
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Abingdon Glebe House, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | S of jct. of U.S. 17 and VA 615, near Gloucester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°22′36″N 76°32′22″W / 37.37667°N 76.53944°WCoordinates: 37°22′36″N 76°32′22″W / 37.37667°N 76.53944°W |
| Area | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Built | 1700 |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000794[1] |
| VLR # | 036-0002 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1970 |
| Designated VLR | July 7, 1970[2] |
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Abingdon Glebe House is a historic home located near Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built around 1700, and is "T"-shaped brick structure with one-story hipped roof end pavilions flanking the central portion of the house. The central portion and rear ell are topped by steep gable roofs. It was extensively renovated about 1954. The house and surrounding glebe lands were owned by Abingdon Parish until they were confiscated by legislative act in 1802 as part of the Disestablishment.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (May 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abingdon Glebe House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Abingdon Glebe House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Gloucester, Gloucester County, VA: 8 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey
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