Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia)

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]

Mansfield
Roadside view with fence
LocationWest of Petersburg on Mark Dr., near Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′13″N 77°28′14″W
Area75 acres (30 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
NRHP reference No.76002103[1]
VLR No.026-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976
Designated VLRDecember 12, 1975[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. "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. 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.
  4. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mansfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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