Aspen Lawn

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Aspen Lawn
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Aspen Lawn at dusk, April 2017
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Location4438 Hicksford Rd., near Drewryville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°39′53″N77°26′11″W / 36.66472°N 77.43639°W / 36.66472; -77.43639 Coordinates: 36°39′53″N77°26′11″W / 36.66472°N 77.43639°W / 36.66472; -77.43639
Area600 acres (240 ha)
Built1798 (1798)
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 02000319 [1]
VLR No.087-0137
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 1, 2002
Designated VLRJune 14, 2000 [2]

Aspen Lawn, also known as V.T. Drewey Farm and Rawles Tract, is a historic plantation house located near Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1798, and is a two-story, five-bay, double pile timber frame dwelling. It has a standing seam metal hipped roof, four exterior end chimneys, and sits on a brick foundation. The house has Greek Revival and Federal design elements. The front facade features an imposing, two-story, pedimented portico sheltering the main entrance. Also on the property are the contributing tobacco barn, and the ruins of a barn and smokehouse. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. Robin Boyd Rawles (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aspen Lawn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine