Brownsville (Nassawadox, Virginia) Explained

Brownsville
Designated Other1:	Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:	December 2, 1969^[1]
Designated Other1 Number:	065-0003
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom
Location:	Southwest of the junction of Rtes. 608 and 600, near Nassawadox, Virginia
Coordinates:	37.4678°N -75.8264°W
Architecture:	Federal
Added:	February 26, 1970
Refnum:	70000819

Brownsville is a historic home located near Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built in 1806, and is a two-story, brick structure with a gable roof and interior end chimney. A -story frame wing was added in 1809. The interior features Federal style woodwork.^[2]

According to the Federal Writers' Project, a prehistoric Indigenous village once stood here.^[3]

Brownsville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

External links

• Brownsville, State Routes 608 & 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton County, VA 13 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. 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: Brownsville. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission . October 1969. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
3. Book: Federal Writers' Project. The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. 1938. Works Progress Administration. 75.