Built 1794 (1794) VLR # 122-0033 Opened 1794 Added to NRHP 22 September 1971 | NRHP Reference # 71001060 Designated VLR April 6, 1971 Area 4 ha | |
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Location 601 Freemason St., Norfolk, Virginia Architectural style Greek Revival architecture Similar Moses Myers House, Norfolk History Museum, Hunter House Victorian, St Paul's Church, Chrysler Museum of Art |
Willoughby-Baylor House is a historic home located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built about 1794, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick detached townhouse with a gable roof. It features a Greek Revival style doorway and porch supported on two pairs of Greek Doric order columns. These features were added in the mid-1820s. It was built by William Willoughby (1758-1800), a local merchant and building contractor. The building is open as a historic house museum operated by the Chrysler Museum of Art.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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