Windsor Castle (Toano, Virginia)

Windsor Castle, also known as Windsor, is a historic home located near Toano, James City County, Virginia. The house dates to about 1760, and is a 1 1/2-story, central passage plan frame dwelling. The house was expanded to its present size in the late-18th or early-19th century. It has a gable roof with dormers, sits on a brick foundation, and features exterior chimneys. The interior has an original closed-string stair and built-in corner cupboard.[3]

Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle, HABS Photo
Location1812 Forge Rd., near Toano, Virginia
Coordinates37°22′38″N 76°51′14″W
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Builtc. 1760 (1760)
NRHP reference No.87002149[1]
VLR No.047-0021
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 1987
Designated VLRJuly 21, 1987[2]

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

References

  1. "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. Roberta Reid (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Windsor Castle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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