Allmand-Archer House

Allmand-Archer House

Allmand-Archer House, September 2013
Location 327 Duke St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°51′4″N 76°17′35″W / 36.85111°N 76.29306°W / 36.85111; -76.29306Coordinates: 36°51′4″N 76°17′35″W / 36.85111°N 76.29306°W / 36.85111; -76.29306
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1795 (1795)
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 71001056[1]
VLR # 122-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 22, 1971
Designated VLR November 3, 1970[2]

Allmand-Archer House is a historic home located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built about 1795, and is a two-story, three-bay brick townhouse, approximately 30 feet square. The front facade is stuccoed with stucco quoins in a Classical Revival style. The house has a recessed front entrance framed by a pedimented entablature supported on fluted Roman Doric order columns and pilasters. During the War of 1812, it housed American officers stationed in Norfolk.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is located in the West Freemason Street Area Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allmand-Archer House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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