Rokeby (King George, Virginia) Explained

Rokeby
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 1, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:048-0019
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:5447 Kings Hwy, King George, Virginia
Coordinates:38.2719°N -77.2475°W
Built:c., 1912, 1917
Architecture:Federal
Added:January 20, 2005
Refnum:04001544

Rokeby is a historic home located at King George, King George County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1828, and is a two-story, three bay Federal style brick dwelling. It has a low hipped roof, tripartite windows, lintel-typewindow heads, and elliptical, leaded-glass fanlight with flanking sidelights. The original block wasenlarged about 1912 by a pair of flanking two-story, frame pavilions, and in 1917, the west wing was substantially enlarged. Also on the property are the contributing antebellum smokehouse and a complex of buildings built in 1917-1920: (1) schoolhouse; (2) summer / tenant house; (3) playhouse; (4) garage; (5) Sears, Roebuck catalog-ordered horse barn; (6) sheep barn; and (7) cattle run-in shed.[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: Rokeby . Nancy W. Kraus. September 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos