Yorkshire House

Yorkshire House
Location 405 Winchester St., Warrenton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°43′30″N 77°47′57″W / 38.72500°N 77.79917°W / 38.72500; -77.79917Coordinates: 38°43′30″N 77°47′57″W / 38.72500°N 77.79917°W / 38.72500; -77.79917
Area 9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1938 (1938)-1939
Built by Grant, Charles T.
Architect Heller, Henri de
Architectural style Modern Movement
NRHP Reference # 05000522[1]
VLR # 156-5095
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 1, 2005
Designated VLR March 16, 2005[2]

Yorkshire House is a historic home located at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia. It was built in 1938-1939, and is a two-story, 13 bay, brick dwelling in the Modern Movement style. It features a low-pitched slate roof, a horizontal emphasis, a curved corner with continuous steel windows, a large glass block window, an elliptical bay window with steel casements and a foliated, geometric, metal balustrade on the rear balcony. Also on the property are the contributing brick and- stucco garage, a banked stone pump house, and a frame storage shed (c. 1939).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Cheryl H. Shepherd (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yorkshire House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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