One of Virginia’s rare early 18th century gentry manor houses, the Keeling House in the city of Virginia Beach preserves the distinctive but rare decorative device of chevroning, a feature associated with pre-Georgian vernacular brick architecture. The chevrons are formed by parallel rows of glazed header bricks following the angle of the gables, made possible by the use of interior end chimneys. A dendrochronological study determined that construction of the house occurred in 1734-1735, during the ownership period of Adam Keeling. The Keeling House is at the head of a cove on the Lynnhaven River, on property originally acquired in 1635 by Adam Keeling’s immigrant great-grandfather, Thomas Keeling. The property remained in the Keeling family until 1881. Not unexpectedly for such Chesapeake regional dwellings, the entrance front has a regular five-bay façade while the rear has three irregularly spaced windows and a door. The closed-string stair and paneled parlor chimney wall are original to the house, while additional trim features appear to have been installed later in the 18th century.