Broad Bay Manor

Broad Bay Manor in Virginia Beach is a historic manor house which is purportedly the oldest extant European-built house in the southeastern United States. Thomas Allen built the small center portion of the current larger house in either circa 1636 of Flemish bond brick on land granted to him by Governor Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr or his brother John West. It is still a private residence and is located in the Broad Bay Colony part of northeastern Virginia Beach [1]

Broad Bay Manor in 2017

References
  1. Dr. Stephen Mansfield, 50 Most Significantly Historic Houses and Structures in Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach Historical Preservation Partnership, City of Virginia Beach Historic Resources Office, 2008) Retrieved 2015-04-14 Virginia Beach Public Library's Digital Archives

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