Gwin Dudley Home Site

Gwin Dudley Home Site, also known as Twin Chimneys, is a historic home site located at Smith Mountain Lake, Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia. The site consists of two extant stone chimneys that are situated 31 feet, 8 inches apart (inside face to inside face), indicating the length of the house, which was lost to fire in the early 20th century. They were part of a house erected about 1795.[3]

Gwin Dudley Home Site
Site of the house
LocationTwin Chimneys Dr., Wirtz, Virginia
Coordinates37°2′50″N 79°41′20″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1795 (1795)
Built byGwin Dudley
Architectural styleHouse ruin
NRHP reference No.07000827[1]
VLR No.033-5172
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 2008
Designated VLRJune 6, 2007[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Michael J. Pulice (April–December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gwin Dudley Home Site" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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