Gwin Dudley Home Site
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Gwin Dudley Home Site | |
 Site of the house | |
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| Location | Twin Chimneys Dr., Wirtz, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°2′50″N 79°41′20″W / 37.04722°N 79.68889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1795 |
| Built by | Gwin Dudley |
| Architectural style | House ruin |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000827[1] |
| VLR No. | 033-5172 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 2008 |
| Designated VLR | June 6, 2007[2] |
Gwin Dudley Home Site, also known as Twin Chimneys, is a historic home site located at Smith Mountain Lake, Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia. The site consists of two extant stone chimneys that are situated 31 feet, 8 inches apart (inside face to inside face), indicating the length of the house, which was lost to fire in the early 20th century. They were part of a house erected about 1795.[3]
A stone tablet, with the initials GD and the date 1795 inlaided into the stone, are prominently display on the south chimney, above the arch.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
