Inverness (Burkeville, Virginia) Explained

Inverness
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 15, 1999[1]
Designated Other1 Number:067-0003
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:884 Inverness Ave., Burkeville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.1761°N -78.1892°W
Built:c. -1820, c. 1845, c. 1895, c. 1907
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:December 22, 1999
Refnum:99001602

Inverness is a historic plantation house and national historic district located near Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia. In its present form the house is a five-bay, two-story, gable-roofed, L-shaped frame-and-weatherboard I-house set above a high basement, with exterior end chimneys. The original section of the house was built about 1800, and raised to two stories in the early-19th century. A large, two-story, two-room wing was added about 1845, forming the "L"-shape. Around 1895 a crude, two-story kitchen wing, was attached to the 1845 wing, and side porches were added. A Classical Revival monumental portico with four Doric order columns and a small second-floor balcony, was installed across the three center bays of the front facade about 1907. Also on the property are a contributing 20th century frame and cement-block dairy barn, and a 20th-century frame milk shed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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: Inverness. Shirley Maxwell and James C. Massey. July 1999 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo