Hampstead (Tunstall, Virginia) Explained

Hampstead
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 6, 1970[1]
Designated Other1 Number:063-0013
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the junction of Rtes. 606 and 607, near Tunstall, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5989°N -77.1222°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Federal
Added:December 18, 1970
Refnum:70000812

Hampstead is a historic plantation house located near Tunstall, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built about 1825, as a two-story, rectangular Federal style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. The front facade features alternating window bays and pilasters and a central two-story pedimented projecting portico. Also located on the property are the contributing ruins of a granary, an 18th-century cottage and an icehouse[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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: Hampstead. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. June 1970. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo