Billups House
Billups House | |
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| Location | East of Moon, near Moon, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°26′31″N 76°17′11″W / 37.44194°N 76.28639°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1770-1790 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004199[1] |
| VLR No. | 057-0023 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | May 17, 1977[2] |
Billups House, also known as Milford, is a historic home located near Moon, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built between about 1770 and 1790, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, frame dwelling set upon a low brick basement. It has a gable roof with dormers and interior end chimneys. The interior has a central-passage, double-pile Georgian plan.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
The home was owned by Billups descendants until 2013.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Billups House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Gazette-Journal | Historic property in new family's hands after 350 years". www.gazettejournal.net. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
