Spence's Point

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Spence's Point (John Roderigo Dos Passos House)
Spence's Point, John Dos Passos Farm, (Westmoreland County, Virginia).jpg
Spence's Point in 1971
Spence's Point is located in Virginia
Spence's Point
Location On Sandy Point Neck, on VA 749, Westmoreland, Virginia
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Area 1,800 acres (730 ha)
Built 1942
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 71000991[1]
VLR # 096-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 11, 1971
Designated NHL November 11, 1971[3]
Designated VLR February 20, 1973[2]

Spence's Point, on the Potomac River near Westmoreland, Virginia, also known as John R. Dos Passos Farm, was the home of writer John Dos Passos. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[3][4]

The house on the farm is a simple Federal style building.[4] The boundaries of the landmark include the farm and its house "as well as the boyhood home of John Dos Passos on the northwest side of the intersection of Routes 604 and 610."[4]

The farm is located on the Potomac River, on Sandy Point Neck, on Route 749 about .3 miles northeast of its junction with Route 610.[4]

References

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  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1971 PDF (32 KB)

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