Sessions–Pope–Sheild House
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| Location | 600 Main St., Yorktown, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°14′03″N 76°30′25″W / 37.2341°N 76.5069°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | circa 1766 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000572[1] |
| VLR No. | 099-0019 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 2003 |
| Designated VLR | September 11, 2002[2] |
The Sessions–Pope–Sheild House, also known as Sessions House or Sheild House, is a historic home located at Yorktown, York County, Virginia. It is thought to have been built in or shortly after 1766, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five-bay by two bay, brick Southern Colonial dwelling. It has a clipped gable roof with dormers. It has two T-shaped end chimney. Also on the property is a contributing archaeological site.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Meg Greene Malvasi (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sheild House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
[edit]- Sheild House, Pearl & Main Streets, Yorktown, York County, VA: 4 photos, 11 measured drawings, and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Colonial architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1691
- Houses in York County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in York County, Virginia
- 1691 establishments in the Colony of Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Virginia Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs