Rosegill
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Rosegill | |
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| Location | East of Urbanna off VA 227, near Urbanna, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°37′39″N 76°33′57″W / 37.62750°N 76.56583°WCoordinates: 37°37′39″N 76°33′57″W / 37.62750°N 76.56583°W |
| Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
| Built | c. 1740, c. 1850 |
| NRHP Reference # | 73002040[1] |
| VLR # | 059-0009 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 27, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | February 10, 1973[2] |
Rosegill is a historic plantation house and farm complex located near Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia. The house is an 11-bay, two story dwelling with a gable roof. The original section dates to about 1740, and the house was subsequently enlarged and modified to reach its present form about 1850. Another remodeling occurred in the 1940s. Also located on the property are a mid-18th century kitchen and wash house, mid-18th century office, a 19th-century frame smokehouse, and a 19th-century bake oven.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rosegill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
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