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Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°53′47″N 77°35′24″W / 37.89639°N 77.59000°W / 37.89639; -77.59000
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Dewberry
Dewberry, HABS Photo
Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia)
Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia) is located in the United States
Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia)
LocationApproximately 1 mi. NE of jct. of VA 738 and VA 601, Beaverdam, Virginia
Coordinates37°53′47″N 77°35′24″W / 37.89639°N 77.59000°W / 37.89639; -77.59000
Area481.5 acres (194.9 ha)
Built1833 (1833)
Architectural styleEarly Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.96000576[1]
VLR No.042-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1996
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1996[2]

Dewberry is a historic home located at Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built in 1833, and is a five-part Palladian-plan brick dwelling. It consists of a two-story, three-bay, hip-roofed, central block connected to two-story flanking wings by one-story, one-bay hyphens. Also on the property are contributing formal gardens, a small rick outbuilding, and slave quarters.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Debra L. Parr (October 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dewberry" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo