Nanzatico | |
Location | S of jct. of SR 650 and 625, King George Court House, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°10′11″N77°07′34″W / 38.16972°N 77.12611°W Coordinates: 38°10′11″N77°07′34″W / 38.16972°N 77.12611°W |
Area | 340 acres (140 ha) |
Built | c. 1770 |
Architectural style | Colonial |
NRHP reference # | 69000250 [1] |
VLR # | 048-0015 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
Designated VLR | May 13, 1969 [2] |
Nanzatico is a historic plantation house located at King George Court House, King George County, Virginia. It was built about 1770, and is a frame, two-story structure, seven-bays wide, with a hipped roof, and two interior end chimneys. The front facade features an engaged portico consisting of heroic pilasters, entablature, and bulls-eye pediment. Also on the property are the contributing square frame smokehouse, a frame summer kitchen, and a frame schoolhouse or office. Next to Mount Vernon, Nanzatico is probably the most formal frame colonial mansion in Virginia. [3]
King George is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of King George County, Virginia, United States, sometimes referred to as King George Courthouse because it is the location of the King George County Courthouse. The population as of the 2010 Census was 4,457. The Journal Press is a local weekly newspaper published in King George and serving local areas.
King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,584. Its county seat is King George.
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cultures, including most Western cultures.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [1]
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
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