Verville (Merry Point, Virginia)

Verville
Verville, HABS Photo
Location VA 611, near Merry Point, Virginia
Coordinates 37°43′11″N 76°28′40″W / 37.71972°N 76.47778°W / 37.71972; -76.47778Coordinates: 37°43′11″N 76°28′40″W / 37.71972°N 76.47778°W / 37.71972; -76.47778
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1742 (1742)-1749, 1803-1815
Architectural style Colonial, Federal
NRHP reference # 87000609[1]
VLR # 051-0026
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 24, 1987
Designated VLR December 9, 1986[2]

Verville is a historic plantation house located near Merry Point, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built about 1742, and is a 1 1/2-story, brick Colonial style dwelling. It has a single-pile, central-passage plan. The gambrel roof and all woodwork was changed to conform with Federal style tastes in the late-18th or early-19th century.[3]

At the time Verville House was built, it was on the historic Barford Plantation that was established by Capt. Thomas Carter. His great grandson Edward had sold it to James Gordon Sr. in 1782. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Camille Wells (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Verville" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RR19860626.1.14


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