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William H. Trusty House

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Built
  
1897 (1897)

VLR #
  
114-0108

Opened
  
1897

Added to NRHP
  
22 June 1979

NRHP Reference #
  
79003280

Designated VLR
  
February 26, 1979

Area
  
2,000 m²

William H. Trusty House

Location
  
76 W. County St., Hampton, Virginia

Architectural styles
  
Queen Anne style architecture, Stick style

Similar
  
Court Street Baptist C, Odd Fellows Hall, Anne Spencer House, Andrew B Cooke House, Ken

The William H. Trusty House is a historic home located in the Phoebus section of Hampton, Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a 2 1/2-story, wood frame dwelling in the late Victorian style. It features a two-story, spindle-and-bracket porch, with a tent roof and capped by a finial. It was built by William H. Trusty, a successful black businessman and civic leader. Trusty owned a bar, five houses, and two Main Street Business properties. He was the son of freed parents from Prince George County, Virginia.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

William H. Trusty House Wikipedia