Eagle's Nest (Ambar, Virginia) Explained

Eagle's Nest
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 12, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:048-0044
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.3272°N -77.2012°W
Architecture:Early Republic, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Added:October 29, 1992
Refnum:90002160

Eagle's Nest is a historic home located near Ambar, King George County, Virginia. It dates to the mid-19th century, and is a two-story, rectangular, seven-bay house oftimber-frame construction. It measures 80 feet long and 36 feet deep and was built in four phases. The house was built on the foundation of an earlier dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing frame, three-bay, single pile, late-18th century dwelling called Indian Town House, moved to the site in 1989; the remains of an old icehouse; and a family cemetery, which holds the graves of several descendants of William Fitzhugh (1651-1701).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eagle's Nest . Anne Spicer Hubbert. April 1989. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo