John and Nancy Yeatts House

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John and Nancy Yeatts House

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Location VA 756, near Chatham, Virginia
Coordinates 36°53′33″N79°25′40″W / 36.89250°N 79.42778°W / 36.89250; -79.42778 Coordinates: 36°53′33″N79°25′40″W / 36.89250°N 79.42778°W / 36.89250; -79.42778
Area less than one acre
Built 1808 (1808)
Architectural style Log, double pen
NRHP reference # 09000173 [1]
VLR # 071-5250
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 25, 2009
Designated VLR December 18, 2008 [2]

John and Nancy Yeatts House is a historic home located near Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The log double pen house was built in two sections with the original section built about 1808, and expanded probably in the 1820s but before 1860. The original section has v-notched logs, a stone gable end chimney, and front and back entries. The later section is of similar construction and also has a stone gable end chimney. The two sections are topped by a standing seam metal gable roof. It is representative of a finely crafted and well-preserved vernacular log dwelling. [3]

Chatham, Virginia Town in Virginia, United States

Chatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Pittsylvania County. Chatham's population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was originally called Competition, but the name was changed to Chatham by the Virginia General Assembly on May 1, 1852.

Pittsylvania County, Virginia County in the United States

Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,506. Its county seat is Chatham.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John and Nancy Yeatts House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos