Abingdon Glebe House

Abingdon Glebe House is a historic home located near Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built around 1700, and is "T"-shaped brick structure with one-story hipped roof end pavilions flanking the central portion of the house. The central portion and rear ell are topped by steep gable roofs. It was extensively renovated about 1954. The house and surrounding glebe lands were owned by Abingdon Parish until they were confiscated by legislative act in 1802 as part of the Disestablishment.[3] It was acquired by William Riddick of Gloucester in the 1980s, and was bequeathed to St. James On-the-Glebe Anglican Church, a parish of the Anglican Province of America, after Riddick's death in 2006.[4]

The Abingdon Glebe House, seen from the front of the Glebe.
Abingdon Glebe House
Abingdon Glebe House, HABS Photo
Abingdon Glebe House is located in Virginia
Abingdon Glebe House
Abingdon Glebe House is located in the United States
Abingdon Glebe House
LocationS of jct. of U.S. 17 and VA 615, near Gloucester, Virginia
Coordinates37°22′36″N 76°32′22″W
Area90 acres (36 ha)
Built1700
NRHP reference No.70000794[1]
VLR No.036-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1970
Designated VLRJuly 7, 1970[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

See also
The chapel of St. James On-the-Glebe Anglican Church, which owns the Abingdon Glebe House.
The altar of St. James OTG, a traditional Anglican mission congregation.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (May 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abingdon Glebe House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-04-17. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "St. James Anglican Church". www.stjamesgloucester.com. Retrieved Oct 6, 2021.


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