Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House

Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House
Location506 Westmoreland Ave., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates36°49′59″N 76°21′50″W / 36.83306°N 76.36389°W / 36.83306; -76.36389
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1935 (1935)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.07000805[1]
VLR No.124-0042
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 2007
Designated VLRJune 6, 2007[2]

Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House is a historic Daughters of the American Revolution clubhouse located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1935, and is a 1+12-story, Colonial Revival style frame building. The building appears much like a 20th-century adaptation of a wood-frame Tidewater House. It features a central entrance sheltered by a Classical overhang supported by scrolled brackets.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Kimble A. David (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. ^ "Fort Nelson Chapter NSDAR: History of our Chapter House". Fort Nelson Chapter NSDAR. February 22, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.