Bell House (Colonial Beach, Virginia)
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Bell House, June 2012 | |
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| Location | 821 Irving Ave., Colonial Beach, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′27″N 76°57′30″W / 38.24083°N 76.95833°WCoordinates: 38°14′27″N 76°57′30″W / 38.24083°N 76.95833°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1883-1885 |
| Architectural style | Stick/eastlake |
| NRHP Reference # | 87000692[1] |
| VLR # | 199-0003 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 21, 1987 |
| Designated VLR | March 17, 1987[2] |
Bell House, also known as the summer home of Alexander Graham Bell, is a historic home located at Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was built between 1883 and 1885, and is a 2 1⁄2-story, five-bay Stick Style frame dwelling. It features a wraparound porch with turned posts and sawn brackets and a central projecting tower with a pyramidal roof and balcony overhang. Also on the property are a contributing privy and garage (c. 1930). Alexander Graham Bell inherited the property in 1907 from his father Alexander Melville Bell, who acquired it in 1886, and held it continuously until 1918.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Richard C. Cote and Staff (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bell House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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