Millbank (Port Conway, Virginia) Explained

Millbank
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:048-0013
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Millbank Rd., northwest of Port Conway, near Port Conway, Virginia
Coordinates:38.1953°N -77.1972°W
Built:c.
Architecture:I-House
Added:July 10, 2005
Refnum:04000845

Millbank is a historic home and archaeological site and national historic district located near Port Conway, King George County, Virginia. It encompasses 1 contributing building, 8 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure. Among the archaeological sites are the A. Fitzhugh Plantation Site including the smokehouse and chimney / kitchen sites; the Ballentine Site; the Brick Rubble Site; the Nail Field Site; the Old House Swamp Pointe Site; and a probable Mill Site. The current house is an I-house dwelling built about 1900 on a basement dating to the 18th century. The plantation was initially settled in 1669; the land has been the site of residential occupation and agricultural endeavors since that time.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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: Millbank . Bryan L. Townes. May 2005. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos