The Lawn (Nokesville, Virginia)

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The Lawn
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The Lawn, March 2007
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Location15027 Vint Hill Rd./State Route 215, near Nokesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°44′59″N77°38′44″W / 38.74972°N 77.64556°W / 38.74972; -77.64556
Area29 acres (12 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850), 1926
Built byMullett, A.B. & Co.
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 89001798 [1]
VLR No.076-0178
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1989
Designated VLRDecember 13, 1988 [2]

The Lawn is a historic home and national historic district located near Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia. The main house was built in 1926 to replace the original Gothic Revival style dwelling that burned in a fire in 1921. It is a two-story, three-bay, Tudor Revival style, stuccoed dwelling. The house features half-timber framing and a complex cross gable roof. Attached to the house is a brick kitchen wing that survived from the original house. Also included in the district are a board-and-batten schoolhouse, barn, smokehouse, overseer's cottage, privy, stone dairy, and stone root cellar. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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 June 5, 2013.
  3. William T. Frazier and George W. Polhill, Jr. (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Lawn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo