Greenfield (Charlotte Court House, Virginia)

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LocationE of Charlotte Court House on VA 656, near Charlotte Court House, Virginia
Coordinates 37°4′1″N78°35′2″W / 37.06694°N 78.58389°W / 37.06694; -78.58389 Coordinates: 37°4′1″N78°35′2″W / 37.06694°N 78.58389°W / 37.06694; -78.58389
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1771 (1771)
NRHP reference # 73002000 [1]
VLR #019-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1973
Designated VLROctober 17, 1972 [2]

Greenfield is a historic plantation house located near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1771. It is a frame dwelling consisting of a five-bay, single-pile, two-story main section flanked by two-bay one-story wings. It is topped by a shallow gable roof and the rear elevation features a full-width shed roof gallery. [3]

Charlotte Court House, Virginia Town in Virginia, United States

Charlotte Court House is a town in and the county seat of Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. The population was 543 at the 2010 census.

Charlotte County, Virginia County in the United States

Charlotte County is a United States county located in the south central part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is the town of Charlotte Court House. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 12,586. Charlotte County is predominately rural with a population density of only 26.5 persons per square mile.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenfield" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photos