de Witt Cottage | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | April 19, 1988[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 134-0066 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 1106 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.8403°N -75.9728°W |
Built: | , 1917 |
Architecture: | Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
Added: | June 16, 1988 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 88000748 |
de Witt Cottage, also known as Holland Cottage and Wittenzand, is a historic home located at Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, L-shaped oceanfront brick cottage surrounded on three sides by a one-story porch. It has Queen Anne style decorative detailing. It has a full basement and hipped roof with dormers. A second floor was added to the kitchen wing in 1917. The de Witt family continuously occupied the house as a permanent residence from 1909 to 1988.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Since 1995 the cottage has been home to the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum.[3] The museum displays include bird decoys, bird art and sculptures, vintage shotguns, hunting memorabilia, and a pictorial history of Virginia Beach.