Thoroughgood House | |
 South view of Thoroughgood House, Sep 2017 | |
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| Location | 1636 Parrish Road Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°53′36″N76°6′47″W / 36.89333°N 76.11306°W /36.89333; -76.11306 |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | ca. 1719 (1719) |
| Architectural style | Central-passage house |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000921 |
| VLR No. | 134-0033 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | October 9, 1960[3] |
| Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[1] |
TheThoroughgood House is a brick house located at 1636 Parish Road, in the neighborhood of Thoroughgood, inVirginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It was built ca. 1719.[4] It was formerly known as the Adam Thoroughgood House. It was not built by Adam. The building underwent major restorations in 1923 and in the 1950s and has served as a museum since opening to the public April 29, 1957. Much of the current structure was most likely the house of the great-grandson ofAdam Thoroughgood. The City of Virginia Beach acquired the property in 2003. A 2004 grant application to the National Park Service resulted in a $150,000 award from the prestigious Save America's Treasures program. The City matched that amount as required.[5] This restoration took longer and cost more than expected, but the house reopened in May 2011.[6]
Adam Thoroughgood (1604–1640), anindentured servant who arrived inVirginia in 1622, became a community leader, a member of theHouse of Burgesses atJamestown, and was granted a headright of 5,350 acres (21.7 km2) in 1635.[citation needed]
Adam Thoroughgood was from King's Lynn,Norfolk, England, and the naming of many local features can be traced back to his childhood home, including theLynnhaven River, theCity of Norfolk, andNorfolk County and theCity of South Norfolk (the last two of which combined to become the newCity of Chesapeake in 1963).
It was designated aNational Historic Landmark in 1960, as a prime example of early colonial architecture in Virginia.[7] It was listed in the USNational Register of Historic Places in 1966.[2]
Another nearby surviving early 18th-century house in Virginia Beach is theAdam Keeling House.
