Godwin–Knight House, Suffolk

Name: Godwin–Knight House
Address: Suffolk, United States

#17 among attractions in Suffolk

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Godwin–Knight House is a historic home located at Chuckatuck, Virginia. It was built in 1856, in the Federal style, then elaborately remodeled about 1898 in the Queen Anne style. It is a 2 1/2-story, three-bay, double-pile side-hall-plan frame dwelling. hipped roof front porch. It features a wraparound porch and a corner tower with conical roof. Also on the property are the contributing summer kitchen, smokehouse, woodshed / Delco house, two chicken house, a garage, and a barn / stable. It was the boyhood home of Virginia Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr. ()

Coordinates: 36°51'41"N, 76°34'40"W

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ChuckatuckSuffolk United States

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Godwin–Knight House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Luke's Church, Glebe Church, Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge, St. John's Church.

5.5 miN
Historical place, Specialty museum, Sacred and religious sites
St. Luke's Church, Smithfield
140 min walk • St. Luke's Church, also known as Old Brick Church, or Newport Parish Church, is a historic church building, located in the unincorporated community of Benns Church, near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It is the oldest church in Virginia and oldest church in British North America of brick construction.
5.2 miSE
Church
Glebe Church, Suffolk
132 min walk • Glebe Church is a historic Anglican church in Driver, Virginia and its surrounding glebe. The church was built in 1737–1738, and is a rectangular, gable-roofed, brick church measuring 48 feet, 6 inches, by 25 feet, 4 inches. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
3.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
88 min walk • The Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia.
1 miE
Church
St. John's Church, Suffolk
25 min walk • St. John's Church, also known as Chuckatuck Church is a historic Episcopal church located near Chuckatuck. Constructed in 1755, St. John's is the third church to occupy the site in a parish which was established in 1642. St.
2.1 miSE
Bridge
Kings Highway Bridge, Suffolk
55 min walk • Kings Highway Bridge was located on the Nansemond River in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Built in 1928, it carried traffic on the Kings Highway, also known as State Route 125, for over 75 years.
~430 ftW
Interesting neighbourhood
Chuckatuck Historic District, Suffolk
3 min walk • Chuckatuck Historic District is a national historic district located at Chuckatuck, Suffolk, Virginia. The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the crossroads community of Chuckatuck in Suffolk.
5 miE
Bridge
Nansemond River Bridge, Suffolk
129 min walk • The Nansemond River Bridge, officially the Mills E. Godwin Bridge, is located in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia and carries U.S. Route 17 across the Nansemond River. The current bridge, opened in 1982, was named in honor of former Virginia governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. a prominent member of the Chuckatuck community.