Pitts Neck
Pitts Neck | |
.jpg) Pitts Neck Farm, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | 6 mi. W of New Church on VA 709, near New Church, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′08″N 75°37′46″W / 37.96889°N 75.62944°W |
| Area | 170 acres (69 ha) |
| Built | c. 1700, c. 1725 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002088[1] |
| VLR No. | 001-0038 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | February 17, 1976[2] |
Pitts Neck, also known as Pitts Neck Farm, is a historic home located near New Church, Accomack County, Virginia. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, brick main block connected to a 1+1⁄2-story, two-bay frame wing connected by a hyphen. The wing dates to the beginning of the 18th century and the main block to about 25–30 years later. The main block has a central passage plan and is topped by a shallow gable roof. It features a scrolled soffit of its molded brick doorway.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
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 May 12, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pitts Neck" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
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Media related to Pitts Neck at Wikimedia Commons
- Pitts Neck Farm, State Route 709, New Church, Accomack County, VA: 3 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1700
- National Register of Historic Places in Accomack County, Virginia
- Houses in Accomack County, Virginia
- 1700 establishments in the Colony of Virginia
- Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Accomack County, Virginia geography stubs