Bewdley (St. Stephens Church, Virginia)

Bewdley
Location S of St. Stephens Church on Mattaponi River, near St. Stephens Church, Virginia
Coordinates 37°45′09″N 77°03′54″W / 37.75250°N 77.06500°WCoordinates: 37°45′09″N 77°03′54″W / 37.75250°N 77.06500°W
Area 52 acres (21 ha)
Built c. 1760
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 78003024[1]
VLR # 049-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 16, 1978
Designated VLR

July 18, 1978

[2]

Bewdley is a historic plantation home located near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia. It was built in the third quarter of the 18th century, and is a large two-story, "L"-shaped brick dwelling. It has a hipped roof with a 20th-century modillion cornice. The front facade features an early 19th-century pedimented dwarf portico supported on four Tuscan order columns.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (February 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bewdley". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo