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Glencairn (Chance, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°3′54″N 77°0′43″W / 38.06500°N 77.01194°W / 38.06500; -77.01194
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Glencairn
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Glencairn (Chance, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Glencairn (Chance, Virginia)
Glencairn (Chance, Virginia) is located in the United States
Glencairn (Chance, Virginia)
LocationN of Chance off U.S. 17, near Chance, Virginia
Coordinates38°3′54″N 77°0′43″W / 38.06500°N 77.01194°W / 38.06500; -77.01194
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.79003036[1]
VLR No.028-0015
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1979
Designated VLRFebruary 21, 1978[2]

Glencairn is a historic plantation house located near Chance, Essex County, Virginia. It dates to the Colonial era, and is a long 1+12-story, six-bay, brick-nogged frame dwelling. It sits on a high brick basement and is clad in 19th-century weatherboard. The house is topped by a gable roof with dormers. The house was built in several sections, with the oldest section possibly dated to 1730.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glencairn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo