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Roseville Plantation (Aylett, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°51′09″N 77°15′31″W / 37.85250°N 77.25861°W / 37.85250; -77.25861
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Roseville Plantation
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Roseville Plantation (Aylett, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Roseville Plantation (Aylett, Virginia)
Roseville Plantation (Aylett, Virginia) is located in the United States
Roseville Plantation (Aylett, Virginia)
Location3736 Herring Creek Rd, Aylett, Virginia
Coordinates37°51′09″N 77°15′31″W / 37.85250°N 77.25861°W / 37.85250; -77.25861
Area148.8 acres (60.2 ha)
Built1807 (1807)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.07000800[1]
VLR No.050-0060
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 2007
Designated VLRJune 6, 2006[2]

Roseville Plantation, also known as Floyd's, is a historic plantation home located near Aylett, King William County, Virginia. The main house was built in 1807, and is a 2+12-story, four-bay, frame dwelling in the Federal style. It sits on a brick foundation and is clad in weatherboard. Also on the property are the contributing one-story, one-bay detached frame kitchen; a one-story, two-bay frame school; a large, one-story, single-bay frame granary; a privy, a 1930s era barn, and two chicken houses, of which one has been converted to an equipment shed. The property also includes a slave cemetery and Ryland family cemetery.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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. ^ Janel Crist Kausner (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roseville Plantation" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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