▁near ▁a ▁dil ap id ated ▁bar n . ▁The ▁Sim m ons ▁c emetery ▁is ▁det ached ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁structures ▁and ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁property . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁originally ▁ ▁in ▁size , ▁which ▁Captain ▁Thomas ▁Wood house ▁bought ▁from ▁John ▁Fri zz ell ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁Wood house ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁at ▁age ▁ 3 9 ▁and ▁w illed ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁his ▁brother , ▁Henry ▁Wood house . ▁Henry ▁sold ▁the ▁property , ▁now ▁ ▁in ▁size , ▁to ▁Andrew ▁Sim m ons ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁Sim m ons , ▁who ▁increased ▁the ▁a cre age ▁to ▁, ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁his ▁descend ants ▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁William ▁D . ▁Wood house , ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Capt . ▁Thomas ▁Wood house . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁William ▁sold ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁Re uben ▁F ount ain , ▁who ▁lived ▁on ▁ad jo ining ▁land . ▁The ▁F ount ain ▁family ▁still ▁own s ▁the ▁property . ▁Sub urban ▁enc ro achment ▁has ▁dimin ished ▁the ▁total ▁a cre age ▁to ▁just ▁slightly ▁over ▁, ▁with ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁out lying ▁buildings ▁occup ying ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁home ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁buildings ▁of ▁its ▁type ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Beach , ▁representing ▁the ▁transition ▁from ▁Col onial ▁and ▁Georg ian ▁architecture ▁to ▁Federal ▁style ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁See