Gwin Dudley Home Site Explained

Gwin Dudley Home Site
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 6, 2007[1]
Designated Other1 Number:033-5172
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Twin Chimneys Dr., Wirtz, Virginia
Coordinates:37.0472°N -79.6889°W
Built:c.
Builder:Gwin Dudley
Architecture:House ruin
Added:January 30, 2008
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:07000827

Gwin Dudley Home Site, also known as Twin Chimneys, is a historic home site located at Smith Mountain Lake, Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia. The site consists of two extant stone chimneys that are situated 31 feet, 8 inches apart (inside face to inside face), indicating the length of the house, which was lost to fire in the early 20th century. They were part of a house erected about 1795.[2]

A stone tablet, with the initials GD and the date 1795 inlaided into the stone, are prominently display on the south chimney, above the arch.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gwin Dudley Home Site. Michael J. Pulice. April–December 2007. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  3. Web site: 033-5172 Gwin Dudley Home Site . dhr.virginia.gov . 2023-03-16.