Cessford is a historic plantation house located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1801, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a later two-story brick addition. It has a slate covered gable roof and features central pedimented porches on the north and south facades. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, quarter kitchen, a utility building, and the original pattern of a garden. During the American Civil War, Brigadier General Henry Hayes Lockwood on July 23, 1862, commandeered the property for his headquarters and remained in residence of the property throughout the war.[3]
^. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^Jean M. Mihalyka and Mary C. Taylor (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cessford" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
^Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. pp. 77–78.
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Cessford, U.S. Route 13, Eastville, Northampton County, VA 11 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
cessford, eastville, virginia, cessford, historic, plantation, house, located, eastville, northampton, county, virginia, built, about, 1801, story, federal, style, brick, dwelling, with, later, story, brick, addition, slate, covered, gable, roof, features, cen. Cessford is a historic plantation house located at Eastville Northampton County Virginia It was built about 1801 and is a 2 1 2 story Federal style brick dwelling with a later two story brick addition It has a slate covered gable roof and features central pedimented porches on the north and south facades Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse quarter kitchen a utility building and the original pattern of a garden During the American Civil War Brigadier General Henry Hayes Lockwood on July 23 1862 commandeered the property for his headquarters and remained in residence of the property throughout the war 3 CessfordU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtContributing propertyVirginia Landmarks RegisterCessford HABS PhotoShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocation16546 Courthouse Rd Eastville VirginiaCoordinates37 20 59 N 75 56 54 W 37 34972 N 75 94833 W 37 34972 75 94833Area5 acres 2 0 ha Builtc 1801 1801 Architectural styleFederalNRHP reference No 03001441 1 VLR No 214 0001Significant datesAdded to NRHPJanuary 16 2004Designated VLRSeptember 10 2003 2 The house was named after Cessford in Scotland the ancestral home of an early settler 4 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 1 It is located in the Eastville Historical District 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 Archived from the original on September 21 2013 Retrieved June 5 2013 Jean M Mihalyka and Mary C Taylor June 2003 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Cessford PDF Virginia Department of Historic Resources and Accompanying four photos Federal Writers Project 1938 The Ocean Highway New Brunswick New Jersey to Jacksonville Florida Works Progress Administration pp 77 78 External links editCessford U S Route 13 Eastville Northampton County VA 11 photos 2 data pages and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey This article about a property in Northampton County Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cessford Eastville Virginia amp oldid 1168955097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
