Spence's Point

Spence's Point (John Roderigo Dos Passos House)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Virginia Landmarks Register
Spence's Point in 1971
Location	On Sandy Point Neck, on VA 749, Westmoreland, Virginia
Coordinates	38°04′46″N 76°33′26″W / 38.07944°N 76.55722°WCoordinates: 38°04′46″N 76°33′26″W / 38.07944°N 76.55722°W
Area	1,800 acres (730 ha)
Built	1942
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP Reference #	71000991[1]
VLR #	096-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 11, 1971
Designated NHL	November 11, 1971[2]
Designated VLR	February 20, 1973[3]

Spence's Point, on the Potomac River near Westmoreland, Virginia, also known as John R. Dos Passos Farm, was the home of writer John Dos Passos. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.^[2][4]

The house on the farm is a simple Federal style building.^[4] The boundaries of the landmark include the farm and its house "as well as the boyhood home of John Dos Passos on the northwest side of the intersection of Routes 604 and 610."^[4]

The farm is located on the Potomac River, on Sandy Point Neck, on Route 749 about .3 miles northeast of its junction with Route 610.^[4]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Spence's Point (John Roderigo Dos Passos House)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
3. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
4. Robert S. Gamble (June 17, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John R. Dos Passos Farm / Spence's Point" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1971 (32 KB)

External links

• Spence's Point, Westmoreland County, one photo at Virginia DHR