A favorite sight in Elizabeth City is this classic bungalow distinguished by its unique siting—on piers in the Pasquotank River, with a walkway leading to the land (and garage) on Riverside Ave. Mrs. Beveridge (the former Nellie Grice) wanted a house like her parents’ cottage at Nags Head. The design is attributed to an unknown Norfolk architect. According to family memory, Mrs. Beveridge had the house built over the water to accommodate her husband’s desire not to mow grass. A nephew recalled fishing out of the kitchen window.