Phillips Farm
Phillips Farm, also known as Percy-Pitt Farm, is a historic home located at Suffolk, Virginia. The farm house was built about 1820, and is a 30-feet square, 1 1/2-story, frame house. It has an English basement, gable roof, and features clerestory dormer windows. In 1848, a 13 feet by 30 feet addition was added to the west of the original structure. It is one of a few regional examples of a building commonly called a clerestory house or a clerestory dormer house.[3]
Phillips Farm | |
 View from the road | |
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| Location | 6353 Godwin Blvd., Suffolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′40″N 76°35′3″W |
| Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820, 1848 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Clerestory House |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001318[1] |
| VLR No. | 133-0695 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1998 |
| Designated VLR | May 16, 2006[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
Rear of the house showing a clerestory dormer window
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- Carolyn Bickham (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phillips Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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