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Aspen Lawn

Coordinates: 36°39′53″N 77°26′11″W / 36.66472°N 77.43639°W / 36.66472; -77.43639
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Aspen Lawn
Aspen Lawn at dusk, April 2017
Aspen Lawn is located in Virginia
Aspen Lawn
Aspen Lawn is located in the United States
Aspen Lawn
Location4438 Hicksford Rd., near Drewryville, Virginia
Coordinates36°39′53″N 77°26′11″W / 36.66472°N 77.43639°W / 36.66472; -77.43639
Area600 acres (240 ha)
Built1798 (1798)
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.02000319[1]
VLR No.087-0137
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 1, 2002
Designated VLRJune 14, 2000[2]

Aspen Lawn, also known as V.T. Drewey Farm and Rawles Tract, is a historic plantation house located near Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1798, and is a two-story, five-bay, double pile timber frame dwelling. It has a standing seam metal hipped roof, four exterior end chimneys, and sits on a brick foundation. The house has Greek Revival and Federal design elements. The front facade features an imposing, two-story, pedimented portico sheltering the main entrance. Also on the property are the contributing tobacco barn, and the ruins of a barn and smokehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Robin Boyd Rawles (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aspen Lawn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine