Abingdon Glebe House

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Abingdon Glebe House
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LocationS of jct. of U.S. 17 and VA 615, near Gloucester, Virginia
Coordinates 37°22′36″N76°32′22″W / 37.37667°N 76.53944°W / 37.37667; -76.53944
Area90 acres (36 ha)
Built1700
NRHP reference No. 70000794 [1]
VLR No.036-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1970
Designated VLRJuly 7, 1970 [2]

Abingdon Glebe House is a historic home located near Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built around 1700, and is T-shaped brick structure with one-story hipped roof end pavilions flanking the central portion of the house. The central portion and rear ell are topped by steep gable roofs. It was extensively renovated about 1954. The house and surrounding glebe lands were owned by Abingdon Parish until they were confiscated by legislative act in 1802 as part of the Disestablishment. [3] It was acquired by William Riddick of Gloucester in the 1980s, and was bequeathed to St. James On-the-Glebe Anglican Church, a parish of the Anglican Province of America, after Riddick's death in 2006. [4]

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The Abingdon Glebe House, seen from the front of the Glebe. Glebefront.jpg
The Abingdon Glebe House, seen from the front of the Glebe.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1]

See also

The chapel of St. James On-the-Glebe Anglican Church, which owns the Abingdon Glebe House. Chickencoopchapel.jpg
The chapel of St. James On-the-Glebe Anglican Church, which owns the Abingdon Glebe House.
The altar of St. James OTG, a traditional Anglican mission congregation. Altarsjotg.jpg
The altar of St. James OTG, a traditional Anglican mission congregation.

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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