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Thoroughgood House by Frances Benjamin Johnston. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, as a prime example of early colonial architecture in Virginia. [7] It was listed in the US National Register of Historic Places in 1966. [2] Another nearby surviving early 18th-century house in Virginia Beach is the Adam Keeling House.
L & J Gardens Neighborhood Historic District: August 30, 2022 ... Thoroughgood House: Thoroughgood House. October 15, 1966 : 1636 Parish Rd. 30: Virginia Beach Surf ...
Adam Thoroughgood [Thorowgood] (1604–1640) was a colonist and community leader in the Virginia Colony who helped settle the Virginia counties of Elizabeth City, Lower Norfolk and Princess Anne, the latter, known today as the independent city of Virginia Beach.
Adam Thoroughgood House: Virginia Beach: Virginia Beach: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Historic house: 17th-century modified hall & parlor house with quaint English cottage architecture & herb & flower gardens. Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County: The Plains: Fauquier: Northern: African American
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Located across the inlet from the Thoroughgood House, the Hermitage is a one-and-a-half story farm house constructed in 3 separate periods. The first elements of the first portion can be dated to approximately 1699 as a part of Adam Thoroughgood's "Grand Patent." From then, construction halted on the land until ca. 1820 when the size of the ...
The arboretum was established in 1975, and features small, woody plants suitable for urban gardens in the Southeastern Virginia climate. [1] Each plant is identified by family, scientific name, and common name. The site also contains 12 theme gardens.
"In essence, this money has been stolen from all of us for all these years," said an 84-year-old woman whose late husband's Social Security benefits were slashed. "It's not fair."