Captain Timothy Hill House Explained

Captain Timothy Hill House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 2011[1]
Designated Other1 Number:001-0274
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:5122 Main St., Chincoteague Island, Virginia
Coordinates:37.9481°N -75.3567°W
Built:c. -1859
Added:August 22, 2011
Refnum:11000547[2]

Captain Timothy Hill House is a historic home located at Chincoteague Island, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built about 1800, and moved to its present location in 1980 when faced with demolition. It is a -story dwelling that was built using pit sawn and hewn pine planks and measures 17 feet, 4 inches, by 16 feet, 4 inches. It currently sits on a low brick pier foundation. It has a modern roof featuring a steep side gable with wood shingles and weatherboard. The house has a wooden chimney that represents the first period of this house and features carvings of sailing ships of the period on the exteriorlog walls. It is significant as a rare surviving example of log plank construction still existent in Virginia, possibly the oldest remaining house on Chincoteague Island, and one of the few houses remaining in Virginia which at one time had a wood chimney.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2]

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 Listings. 2011-09-02. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/22/11 through 8/26/11. National Park Service. May 14, 2013. October 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024070603/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110902.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Captain Timothy Hill House . Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. Marcus R. Pollard. March 2011. and Accompanying six photo