Dixon (Shacklefords, Virginia)
Dixon | |
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| Location | 402 Limehouse Rd., Shacklefords, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°35′07″N 76°47′29″W / 37.58528°N 76.79139°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1793 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001539[1] |
| VLR No. | 049-0019 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 2004[2] |
Dixon, also known as Dixon's Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Shacklefords, King and Queen County, Virginia. It was built about 1793, and is a two-story, five bay, frame house with brick end walls. It has a gambrel roof and sits on a brick foundation. Curving hyphens connect the main house to flanking buildings.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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.
- ^ Jack Zehmer; Sarah Clarke; Ashley M. Neville (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dixon" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1793
- Houses in King and Queen County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in King and Queen County, Virginia
- Middle Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs
- King and Queen County, Virginia geography stubs