Bell House (Colonial Beach, Virginia)
Bell House | |
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°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1883 | -1885
Architectural style | Stick/eastlake |
NRHP reference No. | 87000692[1] |
VLR No. | 199-0003 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 21, 1987 |
Designated VLR | March 17, 1987[2] |
Bell House, also known as the summer home of
Stick Style frame dwelling originally built between 1883 and 1885 for Helen and Colonel J.O.P Burnside.[3] 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ HALL, TIME CAPSULES LARRY. "Bell rarely relaxed while at Colonial Beach house". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-06-19.