de Witt Cottage | |
Location | 1106 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°50′25″N 75°58′22″W / 36.84028°N 75.97278°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1895 | , 1917
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 88000748 [1] |
VLR No. | 134-0066 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 16, 1988 |
Designated VLR | April 19, 1988 [2] |
de Witt Cottage, also known as Holland Cottage and Wittenzand, is a historic home located at Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, L-shaped oceanfront brick cottage surrounded on three sides by a one-story porch. It has Queen Anne style decorative detailing. It has a full basement and hipped roof with dormers. A second floor was added to the kitchen wing in 1917. The de Witt family continuously occupied the house as a permanent residence from 1909 to 1988. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
Since 1995 the cottage has been home to the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum. [4] The museum displays include bird decoys, bird art and sculptures, vintage shotguns, hunting memorabilia, and a pictorial history of Virginia Beach.
de Witt Cottage | |
Location | 1106 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°50′25″N 75°58′22″W / 36.84028°N 75.97278°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1895 | , 1917
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 88000748 [1] |
VLR No. | 134-0066 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 16, 1988 |
Designated VLR | April 19, 1988 [2] |
de Witt Cottage, also known as Holland Cottage and Wittenzand, is a historic home located at Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, L-shaped oceanfront brick cottage surrounded on three sides by a one-story porch. It has Queen Anne style decorative detailing. It has a full basement and hipped roof with dormers. A second floor was added to the kitchen wing in 1917. The de Witt family continuously occupied the house as a permanent residence from 1909 to 1988. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
Since 1995 the cottage has been home to the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum. [4] The museum displays include bird decoys, bird art and sculptures, vintage shotguns, hunting memorabilia, and a pictorial history of Virginia Beach.