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Sandwich (Urbanna, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°38′20″N 76°34′20″W / 37.63889°N 76.57222°W / 37.63889; -76.57222
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Sandwich
Sandwich cottage, July 2006
Sandwich (Urbanna, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Sandwich (Urbanna, Virginia)
Sandwich (Urbanna, Virginia) is located in the United States
Sandwich (Urbanna, Virginia)
Location131 Virginia St., Urbanna, Virginia
Coordinates37°38′20″N 76°34′20″W / 37.63889°N 76.57222°W / 37.63889; -76.57222
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1758 (1758)
Built byUnknown; Gordon, John
Architectural styleGeorgian, Colonial Revival, Southern Colonial
NRHP reference No.08000390[1]
VLR No.316-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 2008
Designated VLRMarch 20, 2008[2]

Sandwich, also known as the Old Customs House, is a historic home located at Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia. It was built about 1758, and is a three bay rectangular plan brick structure is built into the side of a steep hill with 1+12 stories on the west up-hill facade, and 2+12 stories on the east side. The house was renovated in the 1930s. Also on the property are a contributing brick wall, and a formal boxwood garden site, which includes four contributing garden buildings. Andrew Jackson Montague purchased the property in 1934. It is considered by many historians to be one of the oldest remaining buildings in the Urbanna Historic District.[3]

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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ R. Latane Montague, IV (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sandwich" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos