Blandfield

Blandfield
Blandfield, HABS Photo, 1983
Blandfield is located in Virginia
Blandfield
Blandfield is located in the United States
Blandfield
LocationE of jct. of Rtes. 624 and U.S. 17, Caret, Virginia
Coordinates38°00′01″N 76°56′59″W / 38.00039°N 76.94986°W / 38.00039; -76.94986
Area3,500 acres (1,400 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Mid-Georgian
NRHP reference No.69000238[1]
VLR No.028-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRMay 13, 1969[2]

Blandfield is a historic plantation house located at Caret, Essex County, Virginia. It was built about 1716–1720, and is a brick dwelling consisting of a two-story, central block with flanking two-story dependencies connected by one-story hyphens in the Georgian style. Blandfield was built for William Beverley (1696–1756), son of Virginia's first native-born historian, Robert Beverley, Jr. (c. 1673–1722). The house is one of the largest colonial plantation mansions in Virginia, and as of 1969, was still in the Beverley family.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

  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 (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blandfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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