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Allmand–Archer House

Coordinates: 36°51′4″N 76°17′35″W / 36.85111°N 76.29306°W / 36.85111; -76.29306
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Allmand–Archer House
Allmand–Archer House, September 2013
Allmand–Archer House is located in Virginia
Allmand–Archer House
Allmand–Archer House is located in the United States
Allmand–Archer House
Location327 Duke St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′4″N 76°17′35″W / 36.85111°N 76.29306°W / 36.85111; -76.29306
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1795 (1795)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.71001056[1]
VLR No.122-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1971
Designated VLRNovember 3, 1970[2]

The Allmand–Archer House is a historic house located at 327 Duke Street in the West Freemason Street Area Historic District of Norfolk, Virginia.

Description and history

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It was built about 1795, and is a two-story, three-bay brick townhouse, approximately 30 feet square. The front facade is stuccoed with stucco quoins in a Classical Revival style. The house has a recessed front entrance framed by a pedimented entablature supported on fluted Roman Doric order columns and pilasters. During the War of 1812, it housed American officers stationed in Norfolk.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1971.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allmand–Archer House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo