Hazelwood (Port Royal, Virginia) Explained

Hazelwood
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 19, 1973[1]
Designated Other1 Number:016-0058
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Added:January 11, 1974
Refnum:74002111

Hazelwood is a historic archaeological site located at Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. It was the site of the historic house and plantation "Hazelwood", home of political economist and U.S. Senator John Taylor of Caroline (1753-1824). The house was built about 1750 and destroyed during the American Civil War.[2]

Hazelwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Book: The Virginia Landmarks Registers - Page 88 - Google Books Result. University of Virginia Press. 1999. 9780813918624.