| Glencairn | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | |
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| Location | N of Chance off U.S. 17, near Chance, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°3′54″N 77°0′43″W / 38.06500°N 77.01194°W / 38.06500; -77.01194 |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003036 |
| VLR No. | 028-0015 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | February 21, 1978 |
Glencairn is a historic plantation house located near Chance, Essex County, Virginia. It dates to the Colonial era, and is a long 1+1⁄2-story, six-bay, brick-nogged frame dwelling. It sits on a high brick basement and is clad in 19th-century weatherboard. The house is topped by a gable roof with dormers. The house was built in several sections, with the oldest section possibly dated to 1730.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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 5 June 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glencairn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Colonial architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1730
- Houses in Essex County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia
- 1730 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- Middle Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs