Toddsbury

Toddsbury is a historic home located on the banks of the North River in Gloucester County, Virginia. The house was built around 1669 by Thomas Todd and inhabited by his descendants until 1880. The house continues to be a private residence.[3]

Toddsbury, HABS Photo
Toddsbury
Toddsbury, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1935
LocationE of jct. of Rtes. 662 and 14, near Gloucester, Virginia
Coordinates37°26′5″N 76°27′5″W
Area62.9 acres (25.5 ha)
Built1669
ArchitectThomas Todd
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.69000245[1]
VLR No.036-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRSeptember 9, 1969[2]

A story and a half building of brick laid in Flemish bond. A L shaped house with a center stair hall, and two flanking rooms in the long arm and a subsidiary stair hall and another room in the wing. Toddsbury is a 17th-century house with 18th-century additions. The land was patented by Thomas Todd in 1657 but later went to the Tabb family. About 1870 it was purchased by the parents of William Mott, who died about 1939, and has been since then the Mott family house.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (August 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Toddsbury" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. https://www.loc.gov/item/va0470/

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