Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House

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Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House
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Location506 Westmoreland Ave., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates 36°49′59″N76°21′50″W / 36.83306°N 76.36389°W / 36.83306; -76.36389
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1935 (1935)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 07000805 [1]
VLR No.124-0042
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 2007
Designated VLRJune 6, 2007 [2]

Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House is a historic Daughters of the American Revolution clubhouse located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1935, and is a 1+12-story, Colonial Revival style frame building. The building appears much like a 20th-century adaptation of a wood-frame Tidewater House. It features a central entrance sheltered by a Classical overhang supported by scrolled brackets. [3] [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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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. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Kimble A. David (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. "Fort Nelson Chapter NSDAR: History of our Chapter House". Fort Nelson Chapter NSDAR. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.