Aspen Lawn
Aspen Lawn | |
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| Location | 4438 Hicksford Rd., near Drewryville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°39′53″N 77°26′11″W / 36.66472°N 77.43639°W |
| Area | 600 acres (240 ha) |
| Built | 1798 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000319[1] |
| VLR No. | 087-0137 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 1, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | June 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
- ^ 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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Robin Boyd Rawles (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aspen Lawn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1798
- Houses in Southampton County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Southampton County, Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs