Springfield (Heathsville, Virginia)

Springfield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Springfield, March 1971
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Location	SR 360, near Heathsville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°55′24″N76°28′52″W / 37.92333°N 76.48111°W / 37.92333; -76.48111
Area	29 acres (12 ha)
Built	1828 (1828)-1830, 1850
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal, Roman Revival
NRHP reference No.	79003059 [1]
VLR No.	066-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 23, 1979
Designated VLR	September 18, 1979 [2]

Springfield is a historic plantation house located near Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built between 1828 and 1830, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Federal-style brick mansion with a central-hall plan house covered by a gable roof. It has 1+1⁄2-story, stepped-gable wings containing round-arched windows. It was enlarged and renovated in the 1850s, with the addition of Greek Revival style design elements. The house features a pedimented two-level tetrastyle portico with fluted columns. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

References

1. "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 June 5, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Springfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo