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Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia)

Park Gate
Park Gate, State Route 653, Brentsville vicinity (Prince William County, Virginia).jpg
Park Gate, HABS Photo
Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia) is located in Northern Virginia
Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia)
Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia)
Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia) is located in the US
Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia)
Location 11508 Park Gate Dr., near Nokesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°40′44″N 77°32′53″W / 38.67889°N 77.54806°W / 38.67889; -77.54806Coordinates: 38°40′44″N 77°32′53″W / 38.67889°N 77.54806°W / 38.67889; -77.54806
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built c. 1750 (1750)
Architectural style Tidewater Style
NRHP reference # 87000580
VLR # 076-0018
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 3, 1987
Designated VLR September 20, 1988

Park Gate is a historic home located near Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and is a 1 1/2-story, three-bay, Tidewater Style frame dwelling. It has a steep gable roof and exterior end chimneys and measures 36 feet by 30 feet. The front facade features a 12 feet deep full width front porch. Colonel Thomas Lee, eldest son of Richard Henry Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence, resided at Park Gate from about 1790 to 1805.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.



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