Belleville, North River & Belleville Creek vicinity, Ware Neck, Gloucester County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: Belleville is located on one of the earliest land grants in America. It was formerly the home of the Taliaferro and Booth families. The site has been used for a homesite continuously over its three hundred year history, as the house developed from a simple brick cottage to a large T-shaped house. / Belleville is located on a tract of land along the North River that is part of one of the earliest land grants in America. It was formerly the home of both the Booth and the Taliaferro families. Through many alterations and additions, it has remained a continuous homesite for over three hundred years.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310
Survey number: HABS VA-994
Tags
houses
ware neck
belleville
north river
belleville creek vicinity
ware
neck
gloucester
gloucester county
virginia
domestic life
brick buildings
paneling
porches
inside end chimneys
wings building divisions
historic american buildings survey
k edward lay
photo
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Ware Neck
,
37.40264, -76.45856
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html