Hesse (Blakes, Virginia)

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Hesse
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Location East of Cobbs Creek off VA 631, near Blakes, Virginia
Coordinates 37°30′50″N76°22′03″W / 37.51389°N 76.36750°W / 37.51389; -76.36750 Coordinates: 37°30′50″N76°22′03″W / 37.51389°N 76.36750°W / 37.51389; -76.36750
Area 150 acres (61 ha)
Built c. 1725 (1725)
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP reference # 74002137 [1]
VLR # 057-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 12, 1974
Designated VLR November 20, 1973 [2]

Hesse is a historic plantation house located near Blakes, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built about 1725, and is a five-bay, two-story Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a single-pile plan and is topped by a gable roof. A modern five-bay flanking south wing was built in 1952. [3]

Blakes, Virginia Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Blakes is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Blakes is located on Virginia Route 198 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Mathews.

Mathews County, Virginia County in the United States

Mathews County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,978. Its county seat is Mathews.

Georgian architecture set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I, George II, George III, and George IV—who reigned in continuous succession from August 1714 to June 1830. The style was revived in the late 19th century in the United States as Colonial Revival architecture and in the early 20th century in Great Britain as Neo-Georgian architecture; in both it is also called Georgian Revival architecture. In the United States the term "Georgian" is generally used to describe all buildings from the period, regardless of style; in Britain it is generally restricted to buildings that are "architectural in intention", and have stylistic characteristics that are typical of the period, though that covers a wide range.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hesse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo