Verville (Merry Point, Virginia)

Verville
Verville, HABS Photo
Verville (Merry Point, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Verville (Merry Point, Virginia)
Verville (Merry Point, Virginia) is located in the United States
Verville (Merry Point, Virginia)
LocationVA 611, near Merry Point, Virginia
Coordinates37°43′11″N 76°28′40″W / 37.71972°N 76.47778°W / 37.71972; -76.47778
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1742 (1742)-1749, 1803-1815
Architectural styleColonial, Federal
NRHP reference No.87000609[1]
VLR No.051-0026
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1987
Designated VLRDecember 9, 1986[2]

Verville is a historic plantation house located near Merry Point, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built about 1742, and is a 1+12-story, brick Colonial style dwelling. It has a single-pile, central-passage plan. The gambrel roof and all woodwork was changed to conform with Federal style tastes in the late-18th or early-19th century.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register".
  3. ^ Camille Wells (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Verville" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo