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Moss Side (New Kent County, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°31′22″N 77°3′17″W / 37.52278°N 77.05472°W / 37.52278; -77.05472
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Moss Side
Moss Side (New Kent County, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Moss Side (New Kent County, Virginia)
Moss Side (New Kent County, Virginia) is located in the United States
Moss Side (New Kent County, Virginia)
Location8501 State Route 249, vicinity of New Kent, Virginia
Coordinates37°31′22″N 77°3′17″W / 37.52278°N 77.05472°W / 37.52278; -77.05472
Area226 acres (91 ha)
Builtca. 1870
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No.100001046[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 2017

Moss Side is a historic farm property at 8501 Virginia State Route 249 in central New Kent County, Virginia. It now consists of about 226 acres (91 ha), whose centerpiece is a two-story wood-frame I-house built about 1870. Although this type of house was once quite common, it is a well-preserved example of the style, and is accompanied by a period outbuilding that probably functioned as either a guest house, kitchen, or tenant housing. Although the property's early history is dominated by the Christian family, these buildings date to the late 19th-century ownership by Henry Meyers, who gave the property its name.[2]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Moss Side" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-22.