Northbank (Walkerton, Virginia)

Northbank is a historic plantation house located near Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia. The first section was built in 1722, with additions dated to 1827, 1863 and 1911. It is a 2 1/2-story, frame and clapboard home on a brick foundation. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, kitchen house, pole barn shed, and the family cemetery. The house remained in the same family from 1722 to 1990.[3]

Northbank
Driveway to the farmstead
Location453 Northbank Rd., Walkerton, Virginia
Coordinates37°45′51″N 77°4′0″W
Area156 acres (63 ha)
Built1722 (1722), 1827, 1863, 1911
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.06000121[1]
VLR No.049-0051
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 2006
Designated VLRDecember 7, 2005[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Dorothy G. Mahanes and Wallace S. Mahanes (September 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Northbank" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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