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Upper Wolfsnare, historically called Brick House Farm until 1939, [3] is a colonial-era brick home built, probably about 1759, [4] in Georgian style by Thomas Walke III in Virginia Beach, Virginia. History
Despite the fact that the island was only accessible by boat, development began on Cedar Island in the 1970s and a number of lots were sold and approximately 35 summer cottages were built. Almost immediately these beach houses became threatened by shoreline erosion. The last private house on Cedar Island slipped into the sea in 2014. [7]
By the 1950s commercial development began along Virginia Beach Boulevard and during the mid-late 1900s, the house was the Rose Hall Dress Shop. [ 6 ] In the early-mid-1970s a developer wanted to tear down the house and build a shopping mall, but the City of Virginia Beach stepped in and purchased the house and 7 acres of surrounding land in ...
Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]
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.
Bolling Island is a historic plantation house located overlooking the upper James River near Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia. The original frame section, now the east wing, was built in 1771. The principal two-story, hipped roof brick core was built between 1800 and 1810.
The Lynnhaven House, also Wishart–Boush House, Wishart House, and Boush House, which was built circa 1725, is an example of 18th century Tidewater Virginia vernacular architecture and is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. [3] Although it was founded by the Thelaball family, it is sometimes referred to as the Boush House or the Wishart House ...