Duke House
National Register of Historic Places

Duke House

Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia
Listed
August 15, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
07000830

About this property

Duke House, also known as Little River Farm, is a historic home located at Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling sheathed with beaded weatherboards with an asymmetrical façade and double-shouldered exterior-end brick chimneys. It has a traditional single-pile, central-passage plan. A wing was added to the west end of the house during the first quarter of the 20th century. Also on the property are a contributing frame dependency and family cemetery. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Location

2729 Diggstown Rd.
Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia
37.94746, -77.77734

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Duke House listed on the National Register?

Duke House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Duke House?

Duke House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Duke House?

The period of significance for Duke House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1790.

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