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Northbank (Walkerton, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°45′51″N 77°4′0″W / 37.76417°N 77.06667°W / 37.76417; -77.06667
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Northbank
Driveway to the farmstead
Northbank (Walkerton, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Northbank (Walkerton, Virginia)
Northbank (Walkerton, Virginia) is located in the United States
Northbank (Walkerton, Virginia)
Location453 Northbank Rd., Walkerton, Virginia
Coordinates37°45′51″N 77°4′0″W / 37.76417°N 77.06667°W / 37.76417; -77.06667
Area156 acres (63 ha)
Built1722 (1722), 1827, 1863, 1911
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.06000121[1]
VLR No.049-0051
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 2006
Designated VLRDecember 7, 2005[2]

Northbank is a historic plantation house located near Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia. The first section was built in 1722, with additions dated to 1827, 1863 and 1911. It is a 2+12-story, frame and clapboard home on a brick foundation. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, kitchen house, pole barn shed, and the family cemetery. The house remained in the same family from 1722 to 1990.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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. ^ Dorothy G. Mahanes and Wallace S. Mahanes (September 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Northbank" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos