Mayfield Cottage

Mayfield Cottage
Location Central State Hospital Grounds, near Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°12′50″N 77°26′52″W / 37.21389°N 77.44778°W / 37.21389; -77.44778Coordinates: 37°12′50″N 77°26′52″W / 37.21389°N 77.44778°W / 37.21389; -77.44778
Area 4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built c. 1750 (1750)
Architectural style Colonial
NRHP reference # 69000236[1]
VLR # 026-0027
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 12, 1969
Designated VLR May 13, 1969[2]

Mayfield Cottage is a historic plantation house located near the grounds of Central State Hospital near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and is a 1 1/2-story brick Colonial era mansion. The building features a jerkin-head roof and distinctive interior woodwork. It is believed to be the oldest existing brick house in Dinwiddie County. From 1885, the property was used by the hospital for its headquarters and the house was part of the hospital complex until 1969.[3] The house was moved from its original site about .5 miles (0.80 km) to the southeast of the present site in 1969.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mayfield Cottage" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
  4. ↑ "Mayfield, U.S. Route 460 (moved from original location), Petersburg, Petersburg, VA". Historic American Buildings Survey. National Park Service.


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