Godwin–Knight House | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | February 28, 1992[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 133-0576 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 140 King's Hwy., Chuckatuck, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.8614°N -76.5778°W |
Built: | , 1898 |
Architecture: | Queen Anne, Federal |
Added: | August 24, 1992 |
Refnum: | 92001028 |
Godwin–Knight House is a historic home located at Chuckatuck, Virginia. It was built in 1856, in the Federal style, then elaborately remodeled about 1898 in the Queen Anne style. It is a -story, three-bay, double-pile side-hall-plan frame dwelling. hipped roof front porch. It features a wraparound porch and a corner tower with conical roof. Also on the property are the contributing summer kitchen, smokehouse, woodshed / Delco house, two chicken house, a garage, and a barn / stable. It was the boyhood home of Virginia Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is located in the Chuckatuck Historic District.