Carlton (Falmouth, Virginia)
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| Location | 501 Melchers Dr., Falmouth, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°19′32″N 77°28′15″W / 38.32556°N 77.47083°W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1785 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002064[1] |
| VLR No. | 089-0010 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
Carlton is a historic home located at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. It was built about 1785, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof, interior end chimneys, and a front porch added about 1900. The house measures approximately 48 feet by 26 feet. Also on the property are the contributing frame kitchen partially converted to a garage, frame dairy, and brick meat house.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Falmouth Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carlton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1785
- National Register of Historic Places in Stafford County, Virginia
- Houses in Stafford County, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Stafford County, Virginia geography stubs