Melville (Surry, Virginia)

Melville is a historic home located near Surry, Surry County, Virginia. It was built about 1727, and is a 1+12-story, hall-parlor plan brick dwelling. It has a clipped gable roof with three pedimented dormers and features tall interior end chimneys. It has a frame shed roofed addition in the rear dated to the early-19th century and a screened front porch and wing dated to the early-20th century.[3]

Melville
Melville (Surry, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Melville (Surry, Virginia)
Melville (Surry, Virginia) is located in the United States
Melville (Surry, Virginia)
LocationE of Surry, near Surry, Virginia
Coordinates37°08′31″N 76°47′24″W / 37.14194°N 76.79000°W / 37.14194; -76.79000
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Builtc. 1727 (1727)
NRHP reference No.80004228[1]
VLR No.090-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1980
Designated VLRDecember 21, 1976[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Melville, E of Surry Surry

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Melville" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo