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__NOTOC__ The Adam Keeling House is a historic house in
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. Dendrochronology undertaken by the Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory revealed that house was constructed of timbers felled in 1734–1735, pointing to a construction date of circa 1735. It is among the oldest surviving houses in Virginia Beach. Situated on Adam Keeling Road in
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, The Keeling House is known for decorative glazed headers and a center hall design, which is common in
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 When built, the house was in rural Princess Anne County, but today the house sits in the middle of a suburban neighborhood. The house is privately owned, though it can be seen from the street. It is the oldest continuously occupied house in Virginia. A cemetery of family graves is north of the intersection of Adam Keeling Road and Lynn Cove Lane. Through much of the 20th century, the house was known as Ye Dudlies. Other houses from the
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in Virginia Beach still extant include the
Adam Thoroughgood House The Thoroughgood House is a brick house located at 1636 Parish Road, in the neighborhood of Thoroughgood, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It was built ca. 1719. It was formerly known as the Adam Thoroughgood House. It was not built by ...
, Broad Bay Manor, Lynnhaven House, Pembroke Manor, Upper Wolfsnare, and Francis Land House.


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File:Adam Keeling House 2.jpg, View of Interior Paneling, c. 1937, Historic American Buildings Survey


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Adam Keeling House, Keeling Road, London Bridge, Virginia Beach, VA
6 photos, 6 measured drawings, 3 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at
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