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Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°13′13″N 77°28′14″W / 37.22028°N 77.47056°W / 37.22028; -77.47056
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Mansfield
Roadside view with fence
Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia)
Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia) is located in the United States
Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia)
LocationWest of Petersburg on Mark Dr., near Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′13″N 77°28′14″W / 37.22028°N 77.47056°W / 37.22028; -77.47056
Area75 acres (30 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
NRHP reference No.76002103[1]
VLR No.026-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976
Designated VLRDecember 12, 1975[2]

Mansfield is a historic plantation house located near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in stages starting about 1750, and is a 1+12-story long and narrow frame dwelling with a hipped roof.[3] It has a hipped roof rear ell connected to the main house by a hyphen. It features an octastyle Colonial Revival porch stretching the full length of the front facade.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Times-Dispatch, story By HOLLY PRESTIDGE and photos by alexa welch edlund Richmond. "A Richmond couple bought a 1740s Dinwiddie plantation at auction - and with it, a large piece of history". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mansfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo