De Witt Cottage

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De Witt Cottage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
De Witt Cottage seen from the front
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Location	1106 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia
Coordinates	36°50′25″N 75°58′22″W / 36.84028°N 75.97278°W / 36.84028; -75.97278Coordinates: 36°50′25″N 75°58′22″W / 36.84028°N 75.97278°W / 36.84028; -75.97278
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895 (1895), 1917
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	88000748^[1]
VLR #	134-0066
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]

Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum

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.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
↑ Michael B. Newbill (February 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: De Witt Cottage" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
↑ Reed, Bio (22 September 1995). "Duck in Some Time; Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum has Grand Opening Saturday". The Virginian-Pilot.

External links

Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum

City of Virginia Beach

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