Barrett–Chumney House Explained

Barrett–Chumney House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 22, 2011[1]
Designated Other1 Number:004-5017
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.2286°N -77.8447°W
Built:c., c. 1859
Architecture:Federal, Greek Revival
Added:November 18, 2011
Refnum:11000832[2]

Barrett–Chumney House is a historic plantation house near Amelia Court House, Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. The house was largely built about 1823, and is a two-story, five-bay frame central-hall building with weatherboarded exterior and hipped standing-seam metal roof. It is a Federal-style I-house with a notable Federal-style door surround. The house was remodeled in about 1859, with the addition of Greek Revival elements. Also on the property are a contributing tobacco barn, two sheds, and a carriage house/garage.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2] It is also on the Virginia Department of Historic Resources list of historic African American sites in Virginia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2011-11-25. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/14/11 through 11/18/11. National Park Service.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barrett–Chumney House . David A. Brown and Thane H. Harpole. June 2011. and Accompanying four photos