Laurel Meadow

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Laurel Meadow
Location VA 643 E side, 0.2 mi. S of jct. with VA 627, near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°38′00″N 77°20′14″W / 37.63333°N 77.33722°W / 37.63333; -77.33722Coordinates: 37°38′00″N 77°20′14″W / 37.63333°N 77.33722°W / 37.63333; -77.33722
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built c. 1820 (1820)
Architectural style Federal
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 95000827[1]
VLR # 042-0244
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 7, 1995
Designated VLR April 28, 1995[2]

Laurel Meadow is a historic home located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a 1 1/2-story, hall-parlor-plan house in the Federal style. The house sits on a brick foundation, has a gable roof with dormers, and exterior end chimneys. Also on the property are a contributing one-room schoolhouse and a barn.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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. Stephanie A. Martin (undated). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laurel Meadow". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.  and Accompanying photo


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