Westerhouse House

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Westerhouse House
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LocationWest of Bridgetown off VA 619, near Bridgetown, Virginia
Coordinates 37°26′56″N75°58′10″W / 37.44889°N 75.96944°W / 37.44889; -75.96944
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Builtc. 1700 (1700)
Built byWesterhouse, Adrian; Westerhouse, William
Architectural stylePre-Georgian
NRHP reference No. 74002139 [1]
VLR No.065-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1974
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 1974 [2]

Westerhouse House is a historic home located near Bridgetown, Northampton County, Virginia. It dates to about 1700, and is a small, one-story, four-bay, farmhouse with a steep gable roof and asymmetrical elevations. It features an exterior end chimney with a heavy pyramidal base, long sloping tiled weatherings and squat free-standing stack. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

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References

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westerhouse House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo