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John Riddick House

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1837. 510 North Main St. Open to the public
  • John Riddick House (Virginia Division of Historic Resources)

Put up after the 1837 fire, this is the most prominent of Suffolk's early houses: a substantial Greek Revival design, five bays with finely jointed brickwork and a prominent side porch. The interior spaces on the ground floor are large and contain heavy Greek Revival molding.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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What's Nearby

City of Suffolk Courthouse (Nansemond County Courthouse)
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Station
Suffolk School Buildings
College Court
Richard Seth Eley House

Citation

Richard Guy Wilson et al., "John Riddick House", [Suffolk, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-ST7.2.

Print Source

Buildings of Virginia: Tidewater and Piedmont, Richard Guy Wilson and contributors. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002, 463-464.

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