Greenfield (Charlotte Court House, Virginia) Explained

Greenfield
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 17, 1972[1]
Designated Other1 Number:019-0008
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.0669°N -78.5839°W
Added:April 2, 1973
Refnum:73002000

Greenfield is a historic plantation house located near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1771 as the main residence of Isaac Read (1739–1777), a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. 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.[2]

One of its former owners was Thomas Jackson Charlton IV, a physician from Savannah, Georgia. He inherited it from his mother-in-law.[3]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenfield . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . August 1972. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photos
  3. News: March 10, 1955 . Obituary . The Charlotte Gazette.