Walker House (Warren, Virginia)

Walker House
Location VA 627 south of the junction with VA 726, Warren, Virginia
Coordinates 37°46′15″N 78°33′34″W / 37.77083°N 78.55944°W / 37.77083; -78.55944Coordinates: 37°46′15″N 78°33′34″W / 37.77083°N 78.55944°W / 37.77083; -78.55944
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1803 (1803)-1805
Built by Walker, James
Architectural style Early Republic, Early Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 90002001[1]
VLR # 002-0197
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 28, 1990
Designated VLR February 20, 1990[2]

Walker House, also known as the William Walker House, is a historic home located at Warren, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built between 1803 and 1805, and is a one-story, three-bay hipped-roof brick house on a high English basement. It has a one-story, one-bay, shed-roofed brick addition built in 1978. It was built by James Walker, a long time employee of Thomas Jefferson.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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 2013-05-12.
  3. Geoffrey B. Henry (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Walker House" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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