Cessford (Eastville, Virginia)
Cessford | |
Cessford, HABS Photo | |
| Location | 16546 Courthouse Rd., Eastville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°20′59″N 75°56′54″W / 37.34972°N 75.94833°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1801 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001441[1] |
| VLR No. | 214-0001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 16, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | September 10, 2003[2] |
Cessford is a historic plantation house located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1801, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a later two-story brick addition. It has a slate covered gable roof and features central pedimented porches on the north and south facades. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, quarter kitchen, a utility building, and the original pattern of a garden. During the American Civil War, Brigadier General Henry Hayes Lockwood on July 23, 1862, commandeered the property for his headquarters and remained in residence of the property throughout the war.[3]
The house was named after Cessford, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early settler.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Eastville Historical District.
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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Jean M. Mihalyka and Mary C. Taylor (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cessford" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. pp. 77–78.
External links
- Cessford, U.S. Route 13, Eastville, Northampton County, VA 11 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey