Built 1777 (1777) VLR # 076-0006 Opened 1777 Added to NRHP 9 November 1989 | NRHP Reference # 89001793 Designated VLR December 13, 1988 Area 134 ha | |
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Architectural style Colonial, Southern Colonial | ||
Effingham is a historic home and national historic district located at Aden, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built about 1777, and is a large, two-story, five-bay, Tidewater-style, frame residence set on a raised basement. It features massive, exterior, brick, double chimney joined by a pent closet at each end of the structure. Also included in the district are a brown sandstone blacksmith shop, a smokehouse and former slaves' quarters, as well as a terraced garden that is reputed to be one of the earliest in Virginia.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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