Cessford (Eastville, Virginia)

	Cessford
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Virginia Landmarks Register
	Cessford, HABS Photo
Location	16546 Courthouse Rd., Eastville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°20′59″N 75°56′54″W / 37.34972°N 75.94833°W
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	c. 1801
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	03001441
VLR No.	214-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 16, 2004
Designated VLR	September 10, 2003

Cessford is a historic plantation house located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1801, and is a 2 1/2-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a later two-story brick addition. It has a slate covered gable roof and features central pedimented porches on the north and south facades. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, quarter kitchen, a utility building, and the original pattern of a garden. During the American Civil War, Brigadier General Henry Hayes Lockwood on July 23, 1862, commandeered the property for his headquarters and remained in residence of the property throughout the war.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1] It is located in the Eastville Historical District.

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.
^ Jean M. Mihalyka and Mary C. Taylor (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cessford" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

External links

Cessford, U.S. Route 13, Eastville, Northampton County, VA 11 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[vaNRHPnom-3] Jean M. Mihalyka and Mary C. Taylor (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cessford" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

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