Arbuckle Place
Front and western end
Arbuckle Place is located in Virginia
Arbuckle Place
Arbuckle Place is located in the United States
Arbuckle Place
LocationSeaside Rd./VA 679, Assawoman, Virginia
Coordinates37°52′27″N 75°31′38″W / 37.87417°N 75.52722°W / 37.87417; -75.52722
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1774 (1774)
Built byStockly, Alexander; Wharton, T.
NRHP reference No.86001136[1]
VLR No.001-0066
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1986
Designated VLRDecember 17, 1985[2]

Arbuckle Place is a historic home located at Assawoman, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1774, and has a 1+1⁄2-story, hall and parlor plan dwelling with brick ends and frame front and back. It has a steep gable roof. The interior features complex paneling with built in cupboards and original doors and hardware. The house is a rare survivor of a once common Eastern Shore form, the small brick end house.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ R. O. Harvard, III (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Arbuckle Place" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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