Pitts Neck

Historic house in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Pitts Neck
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Pitts Neck Farm, HABS Photo
37°58′08″N 75°37′46″W / 37.96889°N 75.62944°W / 37.96889; -75.62944
Area	170 acres (69 ha)
Built	c. 1700 (1700), c. 1725
NRHP reference No.	76002088^[1]
VLR No.	001-0038
Added to NRHP	October 21, 1976
Designated VLR	February 17, 1976^[2]

Pitts Neck, also known as Pitts Neck Farm, is a historic home located near New Church, Accomack County, Virginia. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, brick main block connected to a 1+1⁄2-story, two-bay frame wing connected by a hyphen. The wing dates to the beginning of the 18th century and the main block to about 25–30 years later. The main block has a central passage plan and is topped by a shallow gable roof. It features a scrolled soffit of its molded brick doorway.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[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. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pitts Neck" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo