White House (Brentsville, Virginia)
White House | |
 White House, March 2007 | |
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| Location | 12320 Bristow Rd., Brentsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°41′19″N 77°29′59″W / 38.68861°N 77.49972°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1822 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001795[1] |
| VLR No. | 076-0031 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | December 13, 1988 [2] |
The White House in Brentsville, Virginia was built in 1822. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is also known as the Williams-Dawe House.[3]
It is significant as "the finest example of Federal, residential architecture in Brentsville, Virginia" and is probably the oldest surviving house in the village. It was first the home of a prominent widow, said to have been the first post-mistress in either Prince William County, or the State of Virginia, and is believed to have been a social gathering place. Lived in from 1941 through the 1990s by Agnes Webster and her family (rented to the John Curd family in 1959–1962) [4]: 9
The house is a two-story Federal style gabled brick building, with double chimneys at each end. The brickwork is Flemish bond on the front and 5 course American bond in the rear.[4]: 4
In April 2022 the house was purchased by Prince William County.[3] Work began clearing the house in June 2022.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b Carter, Langston (2022-04-15). "Prince William County Purchases Williams Dawe House, Brentsville's Oldest Building". PW Perspective. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ a b William T. Frazier and George W. Polhill, Jr. (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The White House" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Retrieved 2010-09-14. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated
- ^ "OHP staff today began the long process of cleaning out the newly acquired Williams -Dawe House at Brentsville". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
External links
[edit]- Brentsville.com
- Historical Markers database
- White House, State Route 619, Manassas, Manassas, VA: 1 photo at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- 1820s architecture in the United States
- Houses in Prince William County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Prince William County, Virginia geography stubs