Springfield (Heathsville, Virginia) Explained

Springfield
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 18, 1979[1]
Designated Other1 Number:066-0011
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:SR 360, near Heathsville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.9233°N -76.4811°W
Built:-1830, 1850
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal, Roman Revival
Added:December 23, 1979
Refnum:79003059

Springfield is a historic plantation house located near Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built between 1828 and 1830, and is a -story, Federal style brick mansion with a central-hall plan house covered by a gable roof. It has -story, stepped-gable wings containing round-arched windows. It was enlarged and renovated in the 1850s, with the addition of Greek Revival style design elements. The house features a pedimented two-level tetrastyle portico with fluted columns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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: Springfield . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . August 1979. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo