Eagle's Nest (Ambar, Virginia)

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Eagle's Nest
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LocationVA 642 E of jct. of VA 218 and VA 682, near Ambar, Virginia
Coordinates 38°19′34″N77°12′44″W / 38.32611°N 77.21222°W / 38.32611; -77.21222 Coordinates: 38°19′34″N77°12′44″W / 38.32611°N 77.21222°W / 38.32611; -77.21222
Area45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 90002160 [1]
VLR #048-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1992
Designated VLRDecember 12, 1989 [2]

Eagle's Nest is a historic home located near Ambar, King George County, Virginia. It dates to the mid-19th century, and is a two-story, rectangular, seven-bay house of timber-frame construction. It measures 80 feet long and 36 feet deep and was built in four phases. The house was built on the foundation of an earlier dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing frame, three-bay, single pile, late-18th century dwelling called Indian Town House, moved to the site in 1989; the remains of an old icehouse; and a family cemetery, which holds the graves of several descendants of William Fitzhugh (1651-1701). [3]

Ambar, Virginia Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Ambar is an unincorporated community in King George County, Virginia, United States.

King George County, Virginia U.S. county in Virginia

King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,584. Its county seat is King George.

Cemetery Place of burial

A cemetery or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word cemetery implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term graveyard is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Anne Spicer Hubbert (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eagle's Nest" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo