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Taylor Whittle House

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Built
  
c. 1791 (1791)

VLR #
  
122-0021

Area
  
4 ha

Added to NRHP
  
22 September 1971

NRHP Reference #
  
71001059

Designated VLR
  
November 3, 1970

Architectural style
  
Federal architecture

Taylor-Whittle House

Location
  
225 W. Freemason St., Norfolk, Virginia

Similar
  
Freemason Street Baptist C, Virginia Zoological Park, Town Point Park, Naval Station Norfolk, Attucks Theatre

Taylor-Whittle House is a historic home located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built about 1791, and is a two-story, three-bay, 40 feet square, Federal style brick townhouse. The house has a pedimented gable roof, and a small pedimented roof supported on Doric order columns over the porch. It has a brick and frame rear kitchen ell. There is a two-level Italianate style porch added to the garden side. The Norfolk Historic Foundation took possession of the house in 1972, and house has served as the offices of the Norfolk Historical Society and the Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach until 2011.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

References

Taylor-Whittle House Wikipedia