1 Rodney Street

VRA Core

Title

1 Rodney Street

Date

1901 1950

Description

Two story, hipped roof structure with a shed roof over a two story porch. The north side of the building is three bays of glass jalousies on the first floor and 6/6 windows on the second. The porch entrance faces east. The porch has encaustic tiling. The front of the structure faces east. The first floor of the front facade has an double door entrance located on the north side. The second floor of the front has another double door which opens to the piazza/porch with flanking 4/4 windows on either side. A large balustrade runs along the east and north of the second floor of the porch. The first floor of the entire structure is painted white with a red/brown curtain along the base. The second floor is painted cream with a white trim around the windows.
Addition connects the main building to an existing outbuilding on the southwest of the lot. Both are painted cream. A second story with shed roof was added directly to the rear portion of the house and connector addition.

Location

Rodney Street District

Identifier

B012-S003

Usage

Citation

“1 Rodney Street,” The Falmouth Project, accessed March 29, 2024, http://falmouth.lib.virginia.edu/items/show/916.