Redfield (Oak Level, Virginia)

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Redfield
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Location3 mi. SE of Oak Level on VA 683, near Oak Level, Virginia
Coordinates 36°42′03″N79°04′41″W / 36.70083°N 79.07806°W / 36.70083; -79.07806
Area38 acres (15 ha)
Built1855 (1855)
Architectural styleClassical Villa
NRHP reference No. 78003020 [1]
VLR No.041-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1978
Designated VLRJuly 18, 1978 [2]

Redfield is a historic home located near Oak Level, Halifax County, Virginia. It was built in 18551857, and is a two-story, four-bay, central hall plan, hipped roofed brick dwelling in the Classical Villa style. The main block is flanked by one-story brick wings. The front facade features a two-story pavilion with a flat-roof portico supported by square brick piers which flank paired Grecian-Doric columns and set on a stone podium. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (June 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Redfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo