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Floor plan of a basic Virginia-style hall-and-parlor house. An example from the colonial period of the United States, Resurrection Manor, near Hollywood, Maryland, was built c. 1660 and demolished 2002. A hall-and-parlor house is a type of vernacular house found in early-modern to 19th century England, as well as in colonial North America. [1]
Central-passage house evolved primarily in colonial Maryland and Virginia from the hall and parlor house, beginning to appear in greater numbers by about 1700. [1] [2] It partially developed as greater economic security and developing social conventions transformed the reality of the American landscape, but it was also heavily influenced by its formal architectural relatives, the Palladian and ...
A rear view of the main structure showing the original hall and parlor house enlarged with a second story and an ornate rear porch. During the Depression years, the house was leased to a tenant farmer. The Tarry family returned to live at Long Grass in the late 1950s. In the 1950s, the house was renovated and retrofitted with modern mechanical ...
Enfield, Virginia: ca. 1725–1740 Mason House: Accomack County, Virginia: ca. 1729-1730 Date verified with dendrochronology: Wales: Dinwiddie, Virginia: ca. 1730 The original circa 1730 hall/parlor dwelling was expanded in 1752. Built for Howell Briggs (militia captain, magistrate, and vestryman) President's House: Williamsburg, Virginia: 1733
Falkland is a historic plantation house located at Redd Shop, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and the frame dwelling consists of a two-story, four-bay, central block with one-story flanking wings. It has a hall-and-parlor plan. A two-story, two-bay frame rear ell was added in the 1850s. [3]
The project, led by Drew Bedard of Hall & Parlor Historic Preservation, has run into unexpected challenges. ... “The Ladd-Gilman House is an important state treasure, especially as we prepare ...
The Coiner–Quesenbery House, also known as Casper Coiner House, is a historic home located at Waynesboro, Virginia. It was built in 1806, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style house. The house originally had a hall and parlor plan, later modified in the 1820s–1830s to a more conventional side hall plan. [3]
Mount Walla is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built between 1820 and 1840, and is a 1 and 1/2-story, hall and parlor plan frame Federal-style dwelling. The house received a series of additions during the second half of the 20th century, more than doubling its size.