Arbuckle Place Explained

Arbuckle Place
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 17, 1985[1]
Designated Other1 Number:001-0066
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Seaside Rd./VA 679, Assawoman, Virginia
Coordinates:37.8742°N -75.5272°W
Builder:Stockly, Alexander; Wharton, T.
Added:May 22, 1986
Refnum:86001136

Arbuckle Place is a historic home located at Assawoman, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1774, and has a -story, hall and parlor plan dwelling with brick ends and frame front and back. It has a steep gable roof. The interior features complex paneling with built in cupboards and original doors and hardware. The house is a rare survivor ofa once common Eastern Shore form, the small brick end house.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Arbuckle Place . Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. R. O. Harvard, III . September 1985. and Accompanying photo