Westerhouse House Explained

Westerhouse House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 17, 1974[1]
Designated Other1 Number:065-0030
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:West of Bridgetown off VA 619, near Bridgetown, Virginia
Coordinates:37.4489°N -75.9694°W
Built:c.
Builder:Westerhouse, Adrian; Westerhouse, William
Architecture:Pre-Georgian
Added:November 19, 1974
Refnum:74002139

Westerhouse House is a historic home located near Bridgetown, Northampton County, Virginia. It dates to about 1700, and is a small, one-story, four-bay, farmhouse with a steep gable roof and asymmetrical elevations. It features an exterior end chimney with a heavy pyramidal base, long sloping tiled weatherings and squat free-standing stack.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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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: Westerhouse House. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission . August 1974. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo