Land, Francis, House (Boundary Decrease)
Also known as: Rose Hall; Ohr Id 134-0031
No coordinates published for this listing.
Why it's listed
Standing on one of the few open tracts along a heavily commercial stretch of Virginia Beach Boulevard, this brick house is a rare survivor of the colonial era in the city. It is a five-bay, one-and-one-half-story building with a gambrel roof, set on a high basement, with Flemish bond brickwork and interior end chimneys. Inside is a central-passage, double-pile plan, with raised-panel wainscoting in one room and a Neo-classical mantel in the northeast parlor. Much of the trim reflects restoration by a former owner, and later rear additions came with its use as a dress shop. The house was probably built by Francis Thoroughgood Land, a vestryman of Lynnhaven Parish and County Court member, whose family were among the earliest settlers of the Lynnhaven River area of Princess Anne County. The property passed through his son Francis M. Land and then to a daughter and her husband. It was listed as a good example of a mid-eighteenth-century rural dwelling.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it a good example of a substantial mid-eighteenth-century rural dwelling and one of a small, rapidly diminishing group of colonial buildings in the city. It is also tied to the Land family, early settlers of the Lynnhaven River section of Princess Anne County. The gambrel roof was a form favored on the area's eighteenth-century farmhouses.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 100011852, listed May 19, 2025. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 3133 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach (Independent City) |
|---|---|
| County | Virginia Beach |
| Listed | May 19, 2025 |
| Reference number | 100011852 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Probably built by Francis Thoroughgood Land |
| Architectural style | Vernacular with Georgian elements |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Recently used as a dress shop; bought by a developer in February 1975 and its fate was described as uncertain. Minor arson damage occurred in March 1975. A later data sheet lists it as not in use. |
| Acreage | 7.71 |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 100011852.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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