Beaton-Powell House

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Beaton-Powell House
Location 32142 South Main St., Boykins, Virginia
Coordinates 36°34′59″N 77°12′3″W / 36.58306°N 77.20083°W / 36.58306; -77.20083Coordinates: 36°34′59″N 77°12′3″W / 36.58306°N 77.20083°W / 36.58306; -77.20083
Area less than one acre
Built 1857 (1857)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 08001058[1]
VLR # 174-5002-0016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 14, 2008
Designated VLR September 18, 2008[2]

Beaton-Powell House, also known as Home Place, is a historic plantation home located at Boykins, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built in 1857, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style, timber frame dwelling with Italianate style embellishments. It features a massive, elaborate two-tiered central portico supported by three conspicuous diagonal braces link together four paired, seven-inch square chamfered columns.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013. 
  3. William A. Johansen and Lisa L. Morin (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaton-Powell House". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.  and Accompanying four photos
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