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{{short description|Historic house in Virginia, United States}} |
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| name = Blandfield |
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| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register |
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| 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> |
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| designated_other1_number = 028-0005 |
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| designated_other1_num_position = bottom |
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| image = Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret vicinity (Essex County, Virginia).jpg |
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| caption = Blandfield, HABS Photo, 1983 |
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| location = E of jct. of Rtes. 624 and U.S. 17, [[Caret, Virginia]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|38.00039|-76.94986|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |
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'''Blandfield''' is a historic plantation |
'''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> |
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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 /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [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 |
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia}} |
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[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia]] |
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia]] |
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Plantation houses in Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Brick buildings and structures in Virginia]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:48, 4 June 2024
Blandfield | |
Location | E of jct. of Rtes. 624 and U.S. 17, Caret, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°00′01″N 76°56′59″W / 38.00039°N 76.94986°W |
Area | 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) |
Built | c. 1750 |
Architectural style | Georgian, Mid-Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 69000238[1] |
VLR No. | 028-0005 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
Designated VLR | May 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
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blandfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
[edit]- Media related to Blandfield at Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Blandfield, Smokehouse, Caret, Essex County, VA: 3 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Categories:
- Beverley family of Virginia
- Bland family of Virginia
- Colonial architecture in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1750
- Houses in Essex County, Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Middle Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs