Verville (Merry Point, Virginia)
Verville | |
Location | VA 611, near Merry Point, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°43′11″N 76°28′40″W / 37.71972°N 76.47778°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1742 | -1749, 1803-1815
Architectural style | Colonial, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 87000609[1] |
VLR No. | 051-0026 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1987 |
Designated VLR | December 9, 1986[2] |
Verville is a historic
Early history (Dale/Carter family)
In 1668, Major
Gordon family
In 1742 Scots-Irish merchant James Gordon (1714–1768) began purchasing parcels of the Barford plantation, and nearby properties. He also founded the Presbyterian meetinghouse in Lancaster County by 1763, hosted visiting preachers including George Whitefield and Samuel Davies, and kept a diary later published by the College of William & Mary.[8][9] In 1767, Gordon's daughter Mary married Rev. James Waddel in the mansion and the couple took up residence in the "Honeymoon Cottage" nearby.[10] However, the pioneering Presbyterian Gordon died the following year, leaving a widow, several young children, several stores, 1,500 acres (610 ha) of land, 58 slaves and personal property worth more than 8000 pound sterling.[11]
In 1782 his son
Currie family and modern history
In 1803, Col. James Gordon's children sold the property to delegate (and eventually Judge) Ellyson Currie, who renamed the property "Verville," as well as added wings to each side and renovated the flooring and joists. The house remained in the Currie family for 156 years until it was sold in 1959 to Walter and Elizabeth Oliver, who hired noted restorationist Walter Macumber to restore it.[13]
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".
- ^ Camille Wells (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Verville" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) Vol. 1 p. 205
- ^ Joseph Lyon Miller, "Captain Thomas Carter and his Descendants," Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982) vol 1 p. 598
- ^ Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981) vol 1 p. 334
- ^ Miller, pp. 598-599
- ^ Tyler vol. 1 pp. 244-245
- ^ "Gordon Family".
- ^ NRIS p.3
- ^ NRIS p. 7
- ^ "Rappahannock Record 26 June 1986 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
- ^ Carolyn H. Jett, Lancaster County, Virginia: Where the River Meets the Bay (Lancaster County History Book Committee and Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library, 2003) p. 134
External links
- Verville, State Route 611, Merry Point, Lancaster County, VA: 7 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey