Effingham (Aden, Virginia)

Location14103 Aden Rd., Aden, Virginia

Coordinates38°38′13″N 77°31′20″W / 38.63694°N 77.52222°W / 38.63694; -77.52222

Area330 acres (130 ha)

Built1777 (1777)

Effingham
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Effingham, HABS Photo
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Location	14103 Aden Rd., Aden, Virginia
Coordinates	38°38′13″N 77°31′20″W / 38.63694°N 77.52222°W / 38.63694; -77.52222
Area	330 acres (130 ha)
Built	1777 (1777)
Architectural style	Colonial, Southern Colonial
NRHP reference No.	89001793[1]
VLR No.	076-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1989
Designated VLR	December 13, 1988 [2]

Effingham is a historic home and national historic district located at Aden, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built about 1777, and is a large, two-story, five-bay, Tidewater-style, frame residence set on a raised basement. It features a massive, exterior, brick, double chimney joined by a pent closet at each end of the structure. Also included in the district are a brown sandstone blacksmith shop, a smokehouse and former slaves' quarters, as well as a terraced garden that is reputed to be one of the earliest in Virginia.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]