Willoughby-Baylor House

Willoughby-Baylor House

Willoughby-Baylor House, September 2013
Location 601 Freemason St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°50′58″N 76°17′9″W / 36.84944°N 76.28583°W / 36.84944; -76.28583Coordinates: 36°50′58″N 76°17′9″W / 36.84944°N 76.28583°W / 36.84944; -76.28583
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1794 (1794)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 71001060[1]
VLR # 122-0033
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 22, 1971
Designated VLR April 6, 1971[2]

Willoughby-Baylor House is a historic home located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built about 1794, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick detached townhouse with a gable roof. It features a Greek Revival style doorway and porch supported on two pairs of Greek Doric order columns. These features were added in the mid-1820s. It was built by William Willoughby (1758-1800), a local merchant and building contractor. The building is open as a historic house museum operated by the Chrysler Museum of Art.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Willoughby-Baylor House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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