Westend (Trevilians, Virginia)
Westend | |
,_Route_638_vicinity,_Trevilians_vicinity_(Louisa_County,_Virginia).jpg) Westend, HABS Photo, 1983 | |
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| Location | S of jct. of VA 22 and SR 638, near Trevilians, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°02′44.63″N 78°10′14.96″W / 38.0457306°N 78.1708222°W |
| Area | 591 acres (239 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architect | Col. James Magruder |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Jeffersonian classicism |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000810[1] |
| VLR No. | 054-0073 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1970 |
| Designated VLR | September 1, 1970[2] |
Westend is a temple-fronted house near Trevilians, Virginia, United States. Built in 1849, the house's design refers to the Classical Revival style, representing an extension of the Jeffersonian ideal of classical architecture. The house was built for Mrs. Susan Dabney Morris Watson on a property that she had inherited from her late husband. The building project was supervised by Colonel James Magruder. The house was the centerpiece of a substantial plantation, and a number of dependencies, including slave dwellings, survive. Westend remains in the ownership of the descendants of Mrs. Watson.
The two-story house is built of brick, and features a tetrastyle Tuscan portico on its principal facade. The main three-bay section is flanked by three-bay, one-story wings and surmounted by a hipped roof with prominent interior chimneys. The fronts of these wings were originally orangeries. The rear facade features a one-story Tuscan porch. The house is painted in a light color to resemble stucco. The interior is arranged around a central hall that is subdivided into an entrance hall and a stair hall to the rear, with two rooms to either side.[3]
Westend was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1970.[1] It is included in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District, a notable concentration of large plantations and manor houses centered on the Green Springs neighborhood. Much of the surrounding country is under scenic easement agreements, administered by the National Park Service.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form" (PDF).
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Green Springs Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 19 October 2011.
External links[edit]
- Westend at Green Springs National Historic Landmark District, National Park Service
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-1233, "Westend (Main House), Route 638 vicinity, Trevilians vicinity, Louisa County, VA", 3 photos, 1 color transparency, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- HABS No. VA-1233-A, "Westend, Outbuilding No. 1", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. VA-1233-B, "Westend, Outbuilding No. 2", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. VA-1233-C, "Westend, Slave Quarters No. 1", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. VA-1233-D, "Westend, Slave Quarters No. 2", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page
- Westend at Historic Places
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1849
- Houses in Louisa County, Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Louisa County, Virginia
- 1849 establishments in Virginia
- Slave cabins and quarters in the United States