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Gwin Dudley Home Site

Coordinates: 37°2′50″N 79°41′20″W / 37.04722°N 79.68889°W / 37.04722; -79.68889
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Gwin Dudley Home Site
Site of the house
Gwin Dudley Home Site is located in Virginia
Gwin Dudley Home Site
Gwin Dudley Home Site is located in the United States
Gwin Dudley Home Site
LocationTwin Chimneys Dr., Wirtz, Virginia
Coordinates37°2′50″N 79°41′20″W / 37.04722°N 79.68889°W / 37.04722; -79.68889
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1795 (1795)
Built byGwin Dudley
Architectural styleHouse ruin
NRHP reference No.07000827[1]
VLR No.033-5172
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 2008
Designated VLRJune 6, 2007[2]

Gwin Dudley Home Site, also known as Twin Chimneys, is a historic home site located at Smith Mountain Lake, Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia. The site consists of two extant stone chimneys that are situated 31 feet, 8 inches apart (inside face to inside face), indicating the length of the house, which was lost to fire in the early 20th century. They were part of a house erected about 1795.[3]

A stone tablet, with the initials GD and the date 1795 inlaided into the stone, are prominently display on the south chimney, above the arch.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[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 June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Michael J. Pulice (April–December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gwin Dudley Home Site" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. ^ "033-5172 Gwin Dudley Home Site". dhr.virginia.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2023.