Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia)

Park Gate

Park Gate, HABS Photo
Location 11508 Park Gate Dr., near Nokesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°40′44″N 77°32′53″W / 38.67889°N 77.54806°W / 38.67889; -77.54806Coordinates: 38°40′44″N 77°32′53″W / 38.67889°N 77.54806°W / 38.67889; -77.54806
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built c. 1750 (1750)
Architectural style Tidewater Style
NRHP Reference # 87000580[1]
VLR # 076-0018
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 3, 1987
Designated VLR September 20, 1988[2]

Park Gate is a historic home located near Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and is a 1 1/2-story, three-bay, Tidewater Style frame dwelling. It has a steep gable roof and exterior end chimneys and measures 36 feet by 30 feet. The front facade features a 12 feet deep full width front porch. Colonel Thomas Lee, eldest son of Richard Henry Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence, resided at Park Gate from about 1790 to 1805.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Dean F. Niedernhofer (June 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Park Gate" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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