Rocky Mills

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Rocky Mills
Fairfield north face, 2023.jpg
North Face of Fairfield in 2023
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Nearest city211 Ross Road
Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°33′56″N77°33′14″W / 37.56556°N 77.55389°W / 37.56556; -77.55389
Area7.8 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1750
Relocated 1928
Architect H. Louis Duhring Jr.
Architectural style Georgian
Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 02000513 [1]
VLR No.043-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 13, 2002
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2001 [2]

Rocky Mills, built c. 1750, was a Georgian mansion in Hanover County, Virginia. Disassembled and relocated about 21 miles to Henrico County, Virginia in 1928, it was reassembled and expanded by architect H. Louis Duhring Jr.

The woodwork and paneling of its rooms is particularly fine.

Now renamed "Fairfield," the property, including four contributing buildings, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1] [3]

South Face of Fairfield in 1940 Rocky Mills Mansion VA.jpeg
South Face of Fairfield in 1940

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Calder Loth and John G. Zehmer (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rocky Mills / Fairfield" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Retrieved 2010-05-08. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated

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