Townfield (Port Royal, Virginia)

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Townfield
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Townfield, October 2012
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LocationWater St., Port Royal, Virginia
Coordinates 38°10′12″N77°11′18″W / 38.17000°N 77.18833°W / 38.17000; -77.18833 Coordinates: 38°10′12″N77°11′18″W / 38.17000°N 77.18833°W / 38.17000; -77.18833
Area5.9 acres (2.4 ha)
Builtc. 1740 (1740)-1747, 1823, 1857
Built byGilchrist, Robert
Architectural styleFederal, Georgian
NRHP reference No. 94000791 [1]
VLR No.284-0015
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 29, 1994
Designated VLRApril 20, 1994 [2]

Townfield, or Robert Gilchrist House, is a historic home located at Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. The original section was built between 1740 and 1747, and is a 1+12-story, central passage plan frame dwelling in the Georgian style. It has a gable roof and dining room and a projecting pavilion addition built in 1823. Attached to the original house is a two-story, gable-roofed, Federal hall-and-parlor-plan addition, constructed in 1857 at a right angle to the dining room. This forms the stem of the overall "L" plan. Also on the property is a contributing family cemetery. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1] It is located in the Port Royal Historic District

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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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Deidre McCarthy (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Townfield" (PDF). and Accompanying photo