Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia)

Mansfield

Roadside view with fence
Location West of Petersburg on Mark Dr., near Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′13″N 77°28′14″W / 37.22028°N 77.47056°W / 37.22028; -77.47056Coordinates: 37°13′13″N 77°28′14″W / 37.22028°N 77.47056°W / 37.22028; -77.47056
Area 75 acres (30 ha)
Built c. 1750 (1750)
NRHP Reference # 76002103[1]
VLR # 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. 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.[3]

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