Little Town (Littleton, Virginia)

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Little Town
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LocationWest of Littleton, Virginia, on Cool Spring Road
Coordinates 36°54′21″N77°10′22″W / 36.90583°N 77.17278°W / 36.90583; -77.17278
Area28 acres (11 ha)
Built1811 (1811)
Architectural styleEarly Republic
NRHP reference No. 76002124 [1]
VLR No.091-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1976
Designated VLRSeptember 21, 1976 [2]

Little Town is a historic home located near Littleton, Sussex County, Virginia. It was built in 1811 in two sections. It consists of a two-story, three-bay, double-pile, side-hall-plan block attached to an original three-bay single cell parlor wing. It has a gable roof with a modillion cornice and interior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing frame dairy. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Little Town" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo