Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia)
Mansfield | |
 Roadside view with fence | |
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| Location | West of Petersburg on Mark Dr., near Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′13″N 77°28′14″W / 37.22028°N 77.47056°W |
| Area | 75 acres (30 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002103[1] |
| VLR No. | 026-0012 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | December 12, 1975[2] |
Mansfield is a historic plantation house located near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in stages starting about 1750, and is a 1+1⁄2-story long and narrow frame dwelling with a hipped roof.[3] It has a hipped roof rear ell connected to the main house by a hyphen. It features an octastyle Colonial Revival porch stretching the full length of the front facade.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
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.
- ^ Times-Dispatch, story By HOLLY PRESTIDGE and photos by alexa welch edlund Richmond. "A Richmond couple bought a 1740s Dinwiddie plantation at auction - and with it, a large piece of history". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mansfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
