Paxton is a historic home located near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. It was built about 1819, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style brick I-house dwelling. It has a 1+1⁄2-story side wing. Also on the property are the contributing brick smokehouse, two small early-19th century one-room-plan frame dwellings, a 19th-century brick and frame icehouse, a late-19th century frame barn, and a family cemetery.[3]
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| Location | 3032 Genito Rd., near Powhatan, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°27′47″N 77°51′36″W / 37.46306°N 77.86000°W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | 1819 |
| Architectural style | Federal, I-house |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001987[1] |
| VLR No. | 072-0034 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 28, 1990 |
| Designated VLR | December 12, 1989 [2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Jeff M. O'Dell and John S. Salmon (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paxton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo