Hawkwood (Gordonsville, Virginia) Explained

Hawkwood
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 1, 1970[1]
Designated Other1 Number:054-0036
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:S of Gordonsville off U.S. 15, near Gordonsville, Virginia
Coordinates:38.0157°N -78.1949°W
Built:1854
Architect:Davis, Alexander J.
Architecture:Italian Villa
Added:September 17, 1970
Refnum:70000809

Hawkwood is an Italianate-villa style country house near Gordonsville, Virginia, United States. It was designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis of New York in 1851 for Richard Overton Morris of the locally prominent Morris family, and was completed in 1855. The house, which has also been described as being in the Italian Villa style, is one of only two Davis designs in that style which have not been substantially altered.[2]

The house is constructed of stuccoed brick, dominated by a projecting two-story pavilion with one-story hipped-roof wings on either side. The south wing has an arcade on three sides, and features a picturesque three-story tower capped by a hipped roof. The main entry hall is octagonal. Interiors were sparsely detailed. Landscaping is informal, complementing the house and its hilltop site. A nearby overseer's house is complementary, in a wood-frame cottage style.[2]

The house was gutted by fire in 1982, which left the walls and tower standing.[3] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1970. It is included in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District, which encompasses much of the surrounding countryside.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Hawkwood. National Park Service. 19 October 2011. July 16, 1970.
  3. Web site: Hawkwood. Journey Through Hallowed Ground. National Park Service.
  4. Web site: Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Green Springs Historic District. 19 October 2011. February 1973.