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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
88000748

Phone
  
+1 757-437-8432

Built
  
1895 (1895), 1917

VLR #
  
134-0066

Added to NRHP
  
16 June 1988

De Witt Cottage

Location
  
1106 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Late Victorian, Queen Anne

Address
  
1113 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, USA

Hours
  
Closing soon · 10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday12–5PMMonday10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PM

Similar
  
Grommet Island Park, Capt Cline's Pirate Gh, Ocean Breeze Waterpark, Virginia Aquarium, Old Coast Guard Station M

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De Witt Cottage, also known as Holland Cottage and Wittenzand, is a historic home located at Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, "L" shaped oceanfront brick cottage surrounded on three sides by a one-story porch. It has Queen Anne style decorative detailing. It has a full basement and hipped roof with dormers. A second floor was added to the kitchen wing in 1917. The de Witt family continuously occupied the house as a permanent residence from 1909 to 1988.

Contents

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum

Since 1995 the cottage has been home to the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum. The museum displays include bird decoys, bird art and sculptures, vintage shotguns, hunting memorabilia, and a pictorial history of Virginia Beach.

References

De Witt Cottage Wikipedia