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{{short description|Historic house in Virginia, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP
{{Infobox NRHP
| name =Blandfield
| name = Blandfield
| nrhp_type =
| nrhp_type =
| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register
| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register
| designated_other1_date = May 13, 1969<ref name=register>{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=5 June 2013}}</ref>
| designated_other1_date = May 13, 1969<ref name=register>{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=5 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|archive-date=2013-09-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| designated_other1_number = 028-0005
| designated_other1_number = 028-0005
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| image = Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret vicinity (Essex County, Virginia).jpg
| image = Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret vicinity (Essex County, Virginia).jpg
| caption = Blandfield, HABS Photo, 1983
| caption = Blandfield, HABS Photo, 1983
| location= E of jct. of Rtes. 624 and U.S. 17, [[Caret, Virginia]]
| location = E of jct. of Rtes. 624 and U.S. 17, [[Caret, Virginia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|38.00039|-76.94986|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| lat_degrees = 37
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| locmapin = Virginia#USA
| lat_minutes = 59
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| built = c. {{Start date|1750}}
| lat_seconds = 34
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| architecture = Georgian, Mid-Georgian
| lat_direction = N
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| added = November 12, 1969
| long_degrees = 76
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| area = {{convert|3500|acre}}
| long_minutes = 56
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| refnum = 69000238<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| long_seconds = 43
| long_direction = W
| coord_display = inline,title
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| locmapin = Virginia
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| built = c. {{Start date|1750}}
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| architecture = Georgian, Mid-Georgian
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| added = November 12, 1969
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| area = {{convert|3500|acre}}
| governing_body = Private
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| refnum = 69000238<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''Blandfield''' is a historic plantation home located at [[Caret, Virginia|Caret]], [[Essex County, Virginia]]. It was built about 1816-1820, and is a brick dwelling consisting of a two-story, central block with flanking two-story dependencies connected by one-story hyphens in the [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] style. Blandfield was built for [[William Beverley]] (1696-1756), son of Virginia's first native-born historian, [[Robert Beverley, Jr.]] (c. 1673-1722). The house is one of the largest colonial plantation mansions in Virginia, and as of 1969, was still in the Beverley family.<ref name="vaNRHPnom">{{cite web |url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Essex/028-0005_Blandfield_1969_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blandfield |author=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff| date=n.d.|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Essex/Blandfield_photo.htm ''Accompanying photo'']</ref>
'''Blandfield''' is a historic [[Plantation house in the Southern United States|plantation house]] located at [[Caret, Virginia|Caret]], [[Essex County, Virginia]]. It was built about 1716–1720, and is a brick dwelling consisting of a two-story, central block with flanking two-story dependencies connected by one-story hyphens in the [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] style. Blandfield was built for [[William Beverley]] (1696–1756), son of Virginia's first native-born historian, [[Robert Beverley, Jr.]] (c. 1673–1722). The house is one of the largest colonial plantation mansions in Virginia, and as of 1969, was still in the Beverley family.<ref name="vaNRHPnom">{{cite web |url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Essex/028-0005_Blandfield_1969_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blandfield |author=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff| date=n.d.|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Essex/Blandfield_photo.htm ''Accompanying photo'']</ref>


It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1969.<ref name=nris/>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1969.<ref name=nris />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Blandfield}}
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*[http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va1241/ Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, VA]: 109 photos, 21 measured drawings, and 6 photo caption pages at [[Historic American Buildings Survey]]
*[http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va1275/ Blandfield, Smokehouse, Caret, Essex County, VA]: 3 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
* [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va1241/ Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, VA]: 109 photos, 21 measured drawings, and 6 photo caption pages at [[Historic American Buildings Survey]]
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* [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va1275/ Blandfield, Smokehouse, Caret, Essex County, VA]: 3 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey


{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia}}


[[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia]]
[[Category:Beverley family of Virginia]]
[[Category:Plantations in Virginia]]
[[Category:Bland family of Virginia]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia]]
[[Category:Colonial architecture in Virginia]]
[[Category:Georgian architecture in Virginia]]
[[Category:Georgian architecture in Virginia]]
[[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1750]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1750]]
[[Category:Houses in Essex County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Houses in Essex County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Beverley family of Virginia]]
[[Category:Plantation houses in Virginia]]
[[Category:Brick buildings and structures in Virginia]]



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Latest revision as of 01:48, 4 June 2024

Blandfield
Blandfield, HABS Photo, 1983
Blandfield is located in Virginia
Blandfield
Blandfield is located in the United States
Blandfield
LocationE of jct. of Rtes. 624 and U.S. 17, Caret, Virginia
Coordinates38°00′01″N 76°56′59″W / 38.00039°N 76.94986°W / 38.00039; -76.94986
Area3,500 acres (1,400 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Mid-Georgian
NRHP reference No.69000238[1]
VLR No.028-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRMay 13, 1969[2]

Blandfield is a historic plantation house located at Caret, Essex County, Virginia. It was built about 1716–1720, and is a brick dwelling consisting of a two-story, central block with flanking two-story dependencies connected by one-story hyphens in the Georgian style. Blandfield was built for William Beverley (1696–1756), son of Virginia's first native-born historian, Robert Beverley, Jr. (c. 1673–1722). The house is one of the largest colonial plantation mansions in Virginia, and as of 1969, was still in the Beverley family.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blandfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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