Melville (Surry, Virginia) Explained

Melville
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 21, 1976[1]
Designated Other1 Number:090-0013
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:E of Surry, near Surry, Virginia
Coordinates:37.1419°N -76.79°W
Built:c.
Added:May 6, 1980
Refnum:80004228

Melville is a historic home located near Surry, Surry County, Virginia. It was built about 1727, and is a -story, hall-parlor plan brick dwelling. It has a clipped gable roof with three pedimented dormers and features tall interior end chimneys. It has a frame shed roofed addition in the rear dated to the early-19th century and a screened front porch and wing dated to the early-20th century.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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: Melville . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. November 1976. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo