Aspen Lawn

Aspen Lawn
Location 4438 Hicksford Rd., near Drewryville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°39′53″N 77°26′11″W / 36.66472°N 77.43639°W / 36.66472; -77.43639Coordinates: 36°39′53″N 77°26′11″W / 36.66472°N 77.43639°W / 36.66472; -77.43639
Area 600 acres (240 ha)
Built 1798 (1798)
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 02000319[1]
VLR # 087-0137
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 1, 2002
Designated VLR June 14, 2000[2]

Aspen Lawn, also known as V.T. Drewey Farm and Rawles Tract, is a historic plantation house located near Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1798, and is a two-story, five-bay, double pile timber frame dwelling. It has a standing seam metal hipped roof, four exterior end chimneys, and sits on a brick foundation. The house has Greek Revival and Federal design elements. The front facade features an imposing, two-story, pedimented portico sheltering the main entrance. Also on the property are the contributing tobacco barn, and the ruins of a barn and smokehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Robin Boyd Rawles (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aspen Lawn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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