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Gloucester Women's Club
Gloucester Women's Club, also known as Long Bridge Ordinary, is a historic women's club located at Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia, Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, gable roofed frame Colonial architecture, Colonial era dwelling. A lean-to addition was built in the 19th century. The building is believed to have been originally constructed for commercial purposes. The property hosted the county fair after 1913, and in 1919 the building and surrounding acre of land were acquired by the Gloucester Women's Club. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. References External links Gloucester Women's Club, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 14, Gloucester, Gloucester County, VA 24 photos, 11 measured drawings, and 2 photo caption pages at Historic American Buildings Survey Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Women's club buildings Clubhouses on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
Gloucester Courthouse is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,951 at the 2010 census. History The Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District, Gloucester Downtown Historic District, Abingdon Glebe House, Airville, Burgh Westra, Cappahosic House, Gloucester Point Archaeological District, Gloucester Women's Club, Hockley, Little England, Roaring Spring, Rosewell, Toddsbury, T.C. Walker House, Ware Parish Church, and Warner Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.6 km2), of which, 7.0 square miles (18.1 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) of it (2.78%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,269 people, 857 households, and 561 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 324.7 peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |