Riddick House | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | November 20, 1973[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 133-0003 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 510 Main St., Suffolk, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.7369°N -76.5825°W |
Architecture: | Greek Revival |
Added: | May 2, 1974 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 74002247 |
Riddick House, also known as Riddicks Folly, is a historic home located at Suffolk, Virginia. It was built in 1837, and is a -story, five bay by four bay, Greek Revival style brick townhouse. The front facade features a one-story diastyle Doric order portico with a triangular pediment supported by two fluted columns and two plain pilasters. It also has a one-story tetrastyle portico added across the south end in 1905. During the American Civil War, General John J. Peck and his staff maintained Union Army staff headquarters in the house.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is located in the Suffolk Historic District.
Riddick's Folly is open as a historic house museum.