Mansfield (Petersburg, Virginia) Explained

Mansfield
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 12, 1975[1]
Designated Other1 Number:026-0012
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:West of Petersburg on Mark Dr., near Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates:37.2203°N -77.4706°W
Built:c.
Added:May 28, 1976
Refnum:76002103

Mansfield is a historic plantation house located near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in stages starting about 1750, and is a -story long and narrow frame dwelling with a hipped roof.[2] It has a hipped roof rear ell connected to the main house by a hyphen. It features an octastyle Colonial Revival porch stretching the full length of the front facade.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. News: Times-Dispatch . story By HOLLY PRESTIDGE and photos by alexa welch edlund Richmond . A Richmond couple bought a 1740s Dinwiddie plantation at auction - and with it, a large piece of history . 20 July 2019 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . en.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mansfield . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. December 1975. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo