Glencairn | |
Location | N of Chance off U.S. 17, near Chance, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°3′54″N 77°0′43″W / 38.06500°N 77.01194°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Architectural style | Colonial |
NRHP reference No. | 79003036 [1] |
VLR No. | 028-0015 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 14, 1979 |
Designated VLR | February 21, 1978 [2] |
Glencairn is a historic plantation house located near Chance, Essex County, Virginia. It dates to the Colonial era, and is a long 1+1⁄2-story, six-bay, brick-nogged frame dwelling. It sits on a high brick basement and is clad in 19th-century weatherboard. The house is topped by a gable roof with dormers. The house was built in several sections, with the oldest section possibly dated to 1730. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]