Clifton (Kilmarnock, Virginia)
Clifton | |
 Property entrance | |
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| Location | VA 360, .25 mi. W of jct. with VA 200, Kilmarnock, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′49″N 76°22′14″W / 37.71359°N 76.37064°W |
| Area | 109.3 acres (44.2 ha) |
| Built | 1785 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000477[1] |
| VLR No. | 249-5029 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | March 17, 2004[2] |
Clifton is a historic home located at Kilmarnock, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built about 1785, and is a two-story, Georgian style frame dwelling with brick nogging. It is topped by a gable roof and the exterior is finished in plain, circular-sawn weatherboards. It is a rare example of a four-square plan with central chimney, combined with a front passage and paired stairs.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Mary Harding Sadler; Bradley M. McDonald; Kathryn E. Colwell (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clifton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1785
- Houses in Northumberland County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Northumberland County, Virginia
- Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northumberland County, Virginia geography stubs