NRHP Reference # 90002160 Designated VLR December 12, 1989 Area 18 ha | VLR # 048-0044 Floors 2 Added to NRHP 29 October 1992 | |
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Location VA 642 E of jct. of VA 218 and VA 682, near Ambar, Virginia Architectural styles Greek Revival architecture, Victorian architecture | ||
Eagle's Nest is a historic home located near Ambar, King George County, Virginia. It dates to the mid-19th century, and is a two-story, rectangular, seven-bay house of timber-frame construction. It measures 80 feet long and 36 feet deep and was built in four phases. The house was built on the foundation of an earlier dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing frame, three-bay, single pile, late-18th century dwelling called Indian Town House, moved to the site in 1989; the remains of an old icehouse; and a family cemetery, which holds the graves of several descendants of William Fitzhugh (1651-1701).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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