Broad Bay Manor in 2017

Broad Bay Manor in Virginia Beach is a historic manor house which is purportedly the oldest extant European-built house in the southeastern United States. Thomas Allen built the small center portion of the current larger house in circa 1640[1] of Flemish bond brick on land granted to him by Governor Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr or his brother John West. It is still a private residence and is located in the Broad Bay Colony part of northeastern Virginia Beach [2]

References

  1. ↑ Amy Hayes Castleberry, Virginia Beach (2010)
  2. ↑ Dr. Stephen Mansfield, 50 Most Significantly Historic Houses and Structures in Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach Historical Preservation Partnership, City of Virginia Beach Historic Resources Office, 2008) Retrieved 2015-04-14 Virginia Beach Public Library's Digital Archives

See also

36°53′35″N 76°02′38″W / 36.893°N 76.044°W / 36.893; -76.044

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