Bacon's Castle, VA

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Built in 1665 by Mr. Arthur Allen.


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[KMCC]

This is a nice series of shots. They capture the feel of the place. I especially like the perspective down the staircase.

They certainly knew how to build them in 1665!

[tmlphoto]

This is a nice series of shots. They capture the feel of the place. I especially like the perspective down the staircase.

They certainly knew how to build them in 1665!
Interesting architecture. I wonder if the portion on the right was an addition? It has a hipped roof and the other is gabled. Interesting placement of the front door as well. Nice pictures.

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You nailed the Hitchcock staircase shot. Perfect, like "Vertigo." Personally, I like the chair in front of the window. Kinda lonely and sad.

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Interesting architecture. I wonder if the portion on the right was an addition? It has a hipped roof and the other is gabled. Interesting placement of the front door as well. Nice pictures.
yes, the portion on the right was an addition by a later owner. the original house is the part on the left. you can see in the brick work the location of the original door.

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it's a really neat place. It's located on RT 10 along the James River about 45 minutes east from Richmond. It's just past Surry, VA. My wife and I have been driving past it and kept saying we were going to stop one day. We finally made the trip.

more info is located at http://www.apva.org/apva/bacons_castle.php