Poplar Springs (Virginia)

Poplar Springs
Location 17300 The Glebe Ln., Charles City, Virginia
Coordinates 37°22′40″N 76°58′15″W / 37.37778°N 76.97083°W / 37.37778; -76.97083Coordinates: 37°22′40″N 76°58′15″W / 37.37778°N 76.97083°W / 37.37778; -76.97083
Area 91 acres (37 ha)
Built 1809 (1809), 1840–1844
Architectural style Center-passage plan
NRHP reference # 94001028[1]
VLR # 018-0018
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 30, 1994
Designated VLR March 10, 1994[2]

Poplar Springs is a historic home located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1809, and expanded in 1840–1844. It is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, frame dwelling with a center-passage plan. It has a gable roof and brick chimney. It is representative of vernacular Tidewater Virginia architecture.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[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. Brian E. Gordineer (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Poplar Springs" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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