De Witt Cottage
de Witt Cottage | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
de Witt Cottage seen from the front | |
36°50′25″N 75°58′22″W / 36.84028°N 75.97278°W / 36.84028; -75.97278 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1895 (1895), 1917 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 88000748[1] |
VLR No. | 134-0066 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 16, 1988 |
Designated VLR | April 19, 1988[2] |
de Witt Cottage, also known as Holland Cottage and Wittenzand, is a historic home located at Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, L-shaped oceanfront brick cottage surrounded on three sides by a one-story porch. It has Queen Anne style decorative detailing. It has a full basement and hipped roof with dormers. A second floor was added to the kitchen wing in 1917. The de Witt family continuously occupied the house as a permanent residence from 1909 to 1988.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
Since 1995 the cottage has been home to the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum.[4] The museum displays include bird decoys, bird art and sculptures, vintage shotguns, hunting memorabilia, and a pictorial history of Virginia Beach.
References
- ^ 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 19 March 2013.
- ^ Michael B. Newbill (February 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: De Witt Cottage" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Reed, Bio (22 September 1995). "Duck in Some Time; Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum has Grand Opening Saturday". The Virginian-Pilot.
External links
- Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
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