Kittiewan Explained

Kittiewan
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 20, 1977[1]
Designated Other1 Number:018-0013
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:2.5 mi. SE of New Hope, near New Hope, Virginia
Coordinates:37.3014°N -77.0475°W
Built:c.
Added:December 28, 1979
Refnum:79003316

Kittiewan, originally known as Millford, is a historic plantation house near New Hope, Charles City County, Virginia, US, built in the 18th century. it is a typical Colonial-period medium-size wood-frame Virginia Tidewater plantation house, comprising a -story, main section with a gable roof, with an original gable-roofed ell and later lean-to addition.

Its first known owner was Dr. William Rickman, the first Director of Hospitals of the Continental Army in Virginia during the American Revolution.[2] Stewardship of the house and surrounding 720 acres (2.9 km2) is administered by the Archeological Society of Virginia. The house and grounds are open to the public by appointment.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

In June 2024, what is thought to be a mass grave for Black Union soldiers was discovered on the grounds, possibly as a result of the Battle of Saint Mary's Church in June 1864.[3]

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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: Kittiewan. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. September 1977. and Accompanying photo
  3. News: Research suggests mass grave of Black Union troops in Charles City County . July 3, 2024 . . June 25, 2024 . Leah . Shepard .