Gwin Dudley Home Site | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
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Location | Twin Chimneys Dr., Wirtz, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°2′50″N 79°41′20″W / 37.04722°N 79.68889°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1795 |
Built by | Gwin Dudley |
Architectural style | House ruin |
NRHP reference No. | 07000827[1] |
VLR No. | 033-5172 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 30, 2008 |
Designated VLR | June 6, 2007[2] |
Gwin Dudley Home Site, also known as Twin Chimneys, is a historic home site located at Smith Mountain Lake, Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia. The site consists of two extant stone chimneys that are situated 31 feet, 8 inches apart (inside face to inside face), indicating the length of the house, which was lost to fire in the early 20th century. They were part of a house erected about 1795.[3]
A stone tablet, with the initials GD and the date 1795 inlaided into the stone, are prominently display on the south chimney, above the arch.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]