The Thomas B. Riddick House, constructed between 1760 and 1780, must be moved to a nearby suitable site. This important house was at some point altered from its original hall-and-parlor plan to a center-hall plan.
The one-and-a-half story house has a rare gambrel roof, one of only four remaining in Gates County. Much of the original material has been retained, including raised six-panel doors with H-L hinges, original
plaster, wainscot, chair rail, and scalloped shingles.
Structurally sound, once the house has been moved onto a new foundation and new systems installed, only cosmetic repairs will be necessary. Although reoriented (remodeled) to face the opposite direction and the original exterior-end chimneys replaced in the 1940s, documentary photos taken for the Historic American Building Survey show the original chimney.
On the North Carolina–Virgina border, Gates County is conveniently located to the Tidewater Virginia area.
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Claudia Deviney
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