Moss Side | |
Location | 8501 State Route 249, vicinity of New Kent, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°31′22″N77°3′17″W / 37.52278°N 77.05472°W Coordinates: 37°31′22″N77°3′17″W / 37.52278°N 77.05472°W |
Area | 226 acres (91 ha) |
Built | ca. 1870 |
Architectural style | I-house |
NRHP reference # | 100001046 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 8, 2017 |
Moss Side is a historic farm property at 8501 Virginia State Route 249 in central New Kent County, Virginia. It now consists of about 226 acres (91 ha), whose centerpiece is a two-story wood-frame I-house built about 1870. Although this type of house was once quite common, it is a well-preserved example of the style, and is accompanied by a period outbuilding that probably functioned as either a guest house, kitchen, or tenant housing. Although the property's early history is dominated by the Christian family, these buildings date to the late 19th-century ownership by Henry Meyers, who gave the property its name. [2]
State Route 249 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as New Kent Highway, the state highway runs 18.43 miles (29.66 km) from Interstate 64 (I-64) and SR 33 near Bottoms Bridge east to SR 33 and SR 30 at Angelview Church. According to signage on the segment of New Kent Highway between U.S. Route 60 and I-64, SR 249 extends slightly south from I-64 to end at US 60. SR 249, which is the old alignment of SR 33 before that highway was rerouted onto I-64, is the main local highway of northern New Kent County, providing access to the county seat of New Kent.
New Kent County is a county in the eastern part the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 18,429. Its county seat is New Kent.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1]
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