Kenmure (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Kenmure | |
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Kenmure, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 420 W. Bute St., Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°51′10″N 76°17′49″W / 36.85278°N 76.29694°WCoordinates: 36°51′10″N 76°17′49″W / 36.85278°N 76.29694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1845, 1845 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 88000601[1] |
| VLR # | 122-0016 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 1, 1988 |
| Designated VLR | December 8, 1987[2] |
Kenmure, also known as the William Lamb House, is a historic home located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1845, and is a three-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style brick town house. It was expanded to its three-story height in 1855. It features a central one-bay dwarf portico and a low, hipped roof topped by a three-bay cupola. Kenmure was built for William Wilson Lamb, mayor of Norfolk during the American Civil War, and later the home of his son, Confederate States Army officer William Lamb.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Roberta Reid and John Salmon (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kenmure". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
