Margots, also known as Eagle's Nest, Eagles Lodge, and Claybancke, is a historic home located near Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia. It was originally built about 1700, as a 1+12-story, three-bay brick structure above a basement, until raised by addition of a frame second story in the 19th century. The house measures 44 feet, 4 inches, by 20 feet, 8 inches. It is one of a few surviving circa 1700 medium-sized houses of Tidewater Virginia. In 1973, the property was sold to the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries by the Beale Estate.[3]

Margots
Margots is located in Virginia
Margots
Margots is located in the United States
Margots
LocationNE of Tettington off VA 621, near Tettington, Virginia
Coordinates37°18′35″N 76°53′19″W / 37.30972°N 76.88861°W / 37.30972; -76.88861
Area135 acres (55 ha)
Builtc. 1700 (1700)
NRHP reference No.73002203[1]
VLR No.018-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 17, 1973
Designated VLRJuly 17, 1973[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Margots" (PDF). and Accompanying photo