The (Adam) Thoroughgood House has a lot of mystery surrounding it. At one time it was believed to be the oldest brick house in America, perhaps built by Adam Thoroughgood himself. Later work on the house put the house’s construction to 1719, almost 80 years after Thoroughgood died in 1640.

Other mysteries surround the famous Virginia Beach dwelling, such as whether or not the house is haunted. Many say no. Those who disagree on the otherhand tell rather compelling stories about eerie encounters.

Famed Virginia Ghost Storyteller L.B. Taylor paid the Thoroughgood House a visit in order to record some of those frightening stories for his book The Ghosts of Tidewater.

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Local Thoroughgood House Historical Marker

The Thoroughgood House is in the middle of a serene neighborhood close to the Lynnhaven River.

Carriage (Front) Entrance to the Thoroughgood House

One of the famous Thoroughgood House Chimneys

Thoroughgood House Historical Marker

“Adam Thoroughgood”

The “Thorowgood Family”

Dining Table at the Thoroughgood House

Desk at the Thoroughgood House

A downstairs room at the Thoroughgood House

Is this upstairs room haunted?

The upstairs bed said to have been impressed by a ghost

Plan a visit to the Thoroughgood

• Virginia Beach History Museums – Thoroughgood House

More from L.B. Taylor Jr.

• LB Taylor Jr’s books on Amazon

Special Links

• Adam Thoroughgood House Orientation Video
• Thorowgood World

All photography used on this site is owned and copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted. The featured image and subsequent images are from my visits to the Thoroughgood House.

Music used for this episode – Louis Armstrong and the Mills Brothers,”Carry Me Back to Old Virginia” available on iTunes, and Kevin MacLeod “Vanished” found on Soundcloud.