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Timberneck

Timberneck is a historic home located near Wicomico, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built about 1793, and is a two-story, three-bay, gable roofed frame dwelling in the Georgian style. The main house was enlarged by the addition of a frame wing in the mid-19th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Timberneck is a historic home located near Wicomico, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built about 1793, and is a two-story, three-bay, gable roofed frame dwelling in the Georgian style. The main house was enlarged by the addition of a frame wing in the mid-19th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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