Ditchley (Kilmarnock, Virginia)
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| Location | VA 607 N side, 2000 ft. E of jct. with VA 669, near Kilmarnock, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′01″N 76°20′11″W / 37.73361°N 76.33639°WCoordinates: 37°44′01″N 76°20′11″W / 37.73361°N 76.33639°W |
| Area | 156 acres (63 ha) |
| Built | 1762 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001272[1] |
| VLR # | 066-0004 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | April 22, 1992[2] |
Ditchley is a historic plantation home located near Kilmarnock, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1762, and is a two-story, Georgian style brick mansion with a hipped roof. It consists of a five bay main block flanked by one-story wings. The house was renovated and modernized in the 1930s by noted philanthropist Jessie Ball duPont (1884-1970). Also on the property are two contributing smokehouses and the Lee family cemetery and site of a kitchen building.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Calder Loth (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ditchley" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Ditchley, State Route 607, Ditchley, Northumberland County, VA 19 photos and 3 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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