Elva C (deck boat)

Elva C
History
Builder: Gilbert White
Launched: 1922
General characteristics
Tonnage: 9 NRT
Length: 55 ft 6 in (16.92 m)
Beam: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Draft: 3 ft 8.4 in (1.128 m)
ELVA C (Deck Boat)
Location 504 Main St., Reedville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°50′38″N 76°16′35″W / 37.84389°N 76.27639°W / 37.84389; -76.27639Coordinates: 37°50′38″N 76°16′35″W / 37.84389°N 76.27639°W / 37.84389; -76.27639
Area less than one acre
Built 1922 (1922)
Built by White, Gilbert
Architectural style Chesapeake Bay Deck Boat
NRHP Reference # 05001160[1]
VLR # 066-5048
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 4, 2005
Designated VLR June 1, 2005[2]

Elva C is a Chesapeake Bay deck boat, built in 1922 by Gilbert White, one of Virginia's best-known deck boat builders. She worked in fish trapping and in hauling. At one time, she hauled watermelons from North Carolina to Baltimore. She is ported at the Reedville Fisherman's Museum in Reedville, Virginia.[3]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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 5 June 2013.
  3. Haynie, Wendell G.; McRae, Jean (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elva C" (pdf). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and "Elva C, Accompanying four photos". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.


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