Godwin–Knight House
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Godwin–Knight House | |
Godwin–Knight House, April 2013 | |
Location | 140 King's Hwy., Chuckatuck, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°51′41″N 76°34′40″W / 36.86139°N 76.57778°W |
Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
Built | 1856 | , 1898
Architectural style | Queen Anne, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 92001028[1] |
VLR No. | 133-0576 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 24, 1992 |
Designated VLR | February 28, 1992[2] |
Godwin–Knight House is a historic home located at Chuckatuck, Virginia. It was built in 1856, in the Federal style, then elaborately remodeled about 1898 in the Queen Anne style. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, double-pile side-hall-plan frame dwelling. hipped roof front porch. It features a wraparound porch and a corner tower with conical roof. Also on the property are the contributing summer kitchen, smokehouse, woodshed / Delco house, two chicken house, a garage, and a barn / stable. It was the boyhood home of Virginia Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is located in the Chuckatuck Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ John Salmon and Julie Vosmik (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Godwin–Knight House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Queen Anne architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1856
- Houses in Suffolk, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Hampton Roads, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs