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Bewdley (St. Stephens Church, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 77°03′54″W / 37.75250°N 77.06500°W / 37.75250; -77.06500
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Bewdley
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Bewdley (St. Stephens Church, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Bewdley (St. Stephens Church, Virginia)
Bewdley (St. Stephens Church, Virginia) is located in the United States
Bewdley (St. Stephens Church, Virginia)
LocationSouth of St. Stephens Church on the Mattaponi River
Coordinates37°45′09″N 77°03′54″W / 37.75250°N 77.06500°W / 37.75250; -77.06500
Area52 acres (21 ha)
Builtc. 1760 (1760)
NRHP reference No.78003024[1]
VLR No.049-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1978
Designated VLRJuly 18, 1978 [2]

Bewdley is a historic plantation house located near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia. It was built in the third quarter of the 18th century, and is a large two-story, L-shaped brick dwelling. It has a hipped roof with a 20th-century modillion cornice. The front facade features an early 19th-century pedimented dwarf portico supported on four Tuscan order columns.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (February 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bewdley" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo