Yorkshire House

Virginia, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

Yorkshire House, a two-story brick dwelling completed in 1938–1939 in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, exemplifies the Modern Movement style in American residential architecture. The thirteen-bay structure emphasizes horizontal lines through its low-pitched slate roof and continuous steel-framed windows, while distinctive features include a curved corner with uninterrupted glazing, a large glass block window, and an elliptical bay window with steel casements. A foliated geometric metal balustrade ornaments the rear balcony. The property retains its original garage and auxiliary structures—a brick-and-stucco garage, a banked stone pump house, and a frame storage shed, all dating to circa 1939—which contribute to the estate's architectural integrity. The house was designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.