Duke House, also known as Little River Farm, is a historic home located at Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling sheathed with beaded weatherboards with an asymmetrical façade and double-shouldered exterior-end brick chimneys. It has a traditional single-pile, central-passage plan. A wing was added to the west end of the house during the first quarter of the 20th century. Also on the property are a contributing frame dependency and family cemetery.[3]
Duke House | |
 Property entrance | |
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| Location | 2729 Diggstown Rd., Bumpass, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°56′42″N 77°46′20″W / 37.94500°N 77.77222°W |
| Area | 50.1 acres (20.3 ha) |
| Built | 1790 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000830[1] |
| VLR No. | 054-5018 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 16, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | June 6, 2007[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Ashley M. Neville and John Salmon (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Duke House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos