Beaumont (Michaux, Virginia)

Beaumont
Location VA 313, near Michaux, Virginia
Coordinates 37°40′4″N 77°54′46″W / 37.66778°N 77.91278°W / 37.66778; -77.91278Coordinates: 37°40′4″N 77°54′46″W / 37.66778°N 77.91278°W / 37.66778; -77.91278
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1811 (1811), c. 1839
NRHP Reference # 87000571[1]
VLR # 072-0095
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 2, 1987
Designated VLR June 17, 1986[2]

Beaumont is a historic home located near Michaux, Powhatan County, Virginia. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, central-passage frame structure built in 1811, with a two-story rear brick addition built about 1839. The front facade features a two-tier portico. The main block has a gable roof and exterior end chimneys. The property was acquired in 1937 by "Beaumont Farms" as a reform school for boys. The property is under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Corrections and serves as the Beaumont Learning Center.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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. Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaumont" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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