Riverview (Williamsburg, Virginia)

Riverview Plantation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	124 Riverview Plantation Dr., near Williamsburg, Virginia
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	c. 1850 (1850), c. 1913-1914
Architectural style	Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	96001446[1]
VLR No.	047-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 6, 1996
Designated VLR	June 19, 1996[2]

Riverview Plantation is a historic home located near Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia. The house dates to the 1850s, and consists of a three-story, five-bay, center section flanked by 1+1⁄2-story end additions of 1913–1914. It has a gable roof with dormers. The interior of the frame dwelling features Federal and Greek Revival design details. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse (c. 1942), tenant house (c. 1942), and the site of 1850s orchard terraces.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

The upper rooms of the home, with their view of the York River, feature drawings on the walls of various sea life, including a whale. Traditionally, after snowfall, the orchard terraces are now utilized as sled runs by neighbors.

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 June 5, 2013.
3. Alan Morledge (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverview" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo