SW of Gloucester at jct. of VA 614 and 616, Belroi, Virginia. County/parish: Gloucester.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 20, 1973. NRIS 73002017.
1 contributing building.
Walter Reed Birthplace is a historic home located near Belroi, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built around 1825 and is a one-story, gable-roofed frame dwelling. It has a rear shed addition. The house was restored in 1927 and again in 1970. It was the birthplace of Dr. Walter Reed.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
The house was restored by Preservation Virginia, and in 2013 was transferred to the care of the Gloucester Preservation Foundation. It is open by appointment.
In 2015, the updated birthplace with increased land boundaries was nominated and re-added to the National Register of Historic Places.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680928