Yorkshire House is a historic home located at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia. It was built in 1938–1939, and is a two-story, 13 bay, brick dwelling in the Modern Movement style. It features a low-pitched slate roof, a horizontal emphasis, a curved corner with continuous steel windows, a large glass block window, an elliptical bay window with steel casements and a foliated, geometric, metal balustrade on the rear balcony. Also on the property are the contributing brick and- stucco garage, a banked stone pump house, and a frame storage shed (c. 1939).[3]

Yorkshire House
Yorkshire House is located in Northern Virginia
Yorkshire House
Yorkshire House is located in Virginia
Yorkshire House
Yorkshire House is located in the United States
Yorkshire House
Location405 Winchester St., Warrenton, Virginia
Coordinates38°43′30″N 77°47′57″W / 38.72500°N 77.79917°W / 38.72500; -77.79917
Area9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1938 (1938)-1939
Built byGrant, Charles T.
ArchitectHeller, Henri de
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.05000522[1]
VLR No.156-5095
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 1, 2005
Designated VLRMarch 16, 2005[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005."[1]

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. ^ Cheryl H. Shepherd (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yorkshire House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos