Eagle's Nest (Ambar, Virginia)

Eagle's Nest
Location VA 642 E of jct. of VA 218 and VA 682, near Ambar, Virginia
Coordinates 38°19′34″N 77°12′44″W / 38.32611°N 77.21222°W / 38.32611; -77.21222Coordinates: 38°19′34″N 77°12′44″W / 38.32611°N 77.21222°W / 38.32611; -77.21222
Area 45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural style Early Republic, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 90002160[1]
VLR # 048-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 29, 1992
Designated VLR December 12, 1989[2]

Eagle's Nest is a historic home located near Ambar, King George County, Virginia. It dates to the mid-19th century, and is a two-story, rectangular, seven-bay house of timber-frame construction. It measures 80 feet long and 36 feet deep and was built in four phases. The house was built on the foundation of an earlier dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing frame, three-bay, single pile, late-18th century dwelling called Indian Town House, moved to the site in 1989; the remains of an old icehouse; and a family cemetery, which holds the graves of several descendants of William Fitzhugh (1651-1701).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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. ↑ Anne Spicer Hubbert (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eagle's Nest" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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