Obici House, 1400 Sleepy Hole Road, Suffolk, Suffolk, Virginia

Significance: The house located on on Bay Point Farm, is a two-story, single-family dwelling located on the northern end of an approximately 263-acre site along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. The home was built by Amedo Obici, an Italian immigrant, who founded the Planters Nut and Chocolate Company. After purchasing Bay Point Farm on December 5, 1924, Mr. Obici relocated an existing 1870s farmhouse to the west of its original location and used it as the core of his new dwelling. The dwelling was expanded to the north and south and reoriented to the east to take advantage of the water view over the river. The house was designed in the Italian Revival Renaissance style with building elements including dentiled cornices, Ionic columns, tripartite Palladian windows, and a metal-tile hipped roof...
Survey number: HABS VA-1438
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 03000571