Rochester House
|
Rochester House | |
   | |
| Location | Co. Rt. 613, 1 mi. NE of Lyells off VA 3, near Lyells, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°00′05″N 76°43′03″W / 38.00139°N 76.71750°WCoordinates: 38°00′05″N 76°43′03″W / 38.00139°N 76.71750°W |
| Area | 31.2 acres (12.6 ha) |
| Built | 1746 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Postmedieval English |
| NRHP Reference # | 90002205[1] |
| VLR # | 096-0087 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 25, 1991 |
| Designated VLR | December 11, 1990[2] |
Rochester House is a historic home located near Lyells, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was built in 1746, and is a one-story, two-bay, one-room Colonial plan dwelling. It measures 20 feet by 16 feet. It features a steeply pitched gable roof and a large exterior end chimney with a T-shaped stack. It was used continuously as a residence until 1935, when a larger house was constructed on the property. Also on the property is a contributing late-18th to mid-19th century plank corn crib. The Rochester family owned the property from 1689 until 1798. Nathaniel Rochester, founder of Rochester, New York, was a grandson of its builder, William Rochester.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Laurie Black (October 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rochester House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.