| 词条 | Rokeby (Leesburg, Virginia) |
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| name = Rokeby | nrhp_type = | designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register | designated_other1_date =May 20, 1975[1] | designated_other1_number = 053-0097 | designated_other1_num_position = bottom | image = BuildingOnRokebyProperty.jpg | caption = Building on Rokeby Property, September 2012 | coordinates = {{coord|39|04|17.75|N|77|35|45.85|W|display=inline,title}} | nearest_city= Leesburg, Virginia | locmapin = USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA | built = 1765 | architecture = Georgian | added = May 30, 1976 | area = {{convert|50|acre}} | governing_body = Private | refnum = 76002109[2] }} Rokeby is a Georgian house near Leesburg, Virginia, built in the mid-18th century. The house is the best example of Georgian architecture in Loudoun County. Rokeby served as a repository for U.S. Government documents during the British occupation and burning of Washington in 1814 during the War of 1812. The Declaration of Independence was reputedly kept in the basement. DescriptionThe main house is a two-story five-bay brick building standing on a low basement, with prominent end chimneys. The plan is two rooms deep with a central stair hall. A rear wing was added in 1886, using detailing that matched the original house. The main house is notable for its basement, in which the central portion features a brick barrel vault. A large kitchen was located in the basement; its hearth survives. Renovations have altered much of the interior detailing, adding Colonial revival trim and plaster detailing. The exterior is built entirely in Flemish bomd.[3] HistoryRokeby was built around 1765 by Charles Binns, Sr. on a {{convert|160|acre|ha|adj=on}} tract. His son inherited the house in 1801, and although William Binns did not live there, the empty house was used to store U.S. government documents at the direction of then-Secretary of State James Monroe. The house was purchased in 1830 by Benjamin Shreve, Jr., who altered the earlier clipped gables to their present form and who changed the interior trim details. At about 1886, under the ownership of O.E. Breese, the house was first called "Rokeby." The Breese family made the additions to the rear of the house. It was restored in 1958.[3] Rokeby was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 1976.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=5 June 2013}} {{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia}}2. ^1 {{NRISref|version=2010a}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|last=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Rokeby|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Loudoun/053-0097_Rokeby_1976_Final_Nomination.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|date=May 1975}} 6 : Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia|National Register of Historic Places in Loudoun County, Virginia|Georgian architecture in Virginia|Houses completed in 1765|Houses in Loudoun County, Virginia|Leesburg, Virginia |
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