Burlington is a historic plantation house located near Aylett, King William County, Virginia.
Burlington | |
 Entrance to the estate | |
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| Nearest city | Aylett, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°50′40″N 77°08′38″W / 37.84443°N 77.14388°W |
| Area | 782 acres (316 ha) |
| Built | 1842 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003023 [1] |
| VLR No. | 050-0010 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 1978 |
| Designated VLR | March 15, 1977[2] |
History
editOwen Gwalthney II bought the 700 acre plantation from Lewis Burwell in the mid-18th century.[3]
Architecture
editThe two-part main house is mostly in the Classical Revival-style and was erected in 1842 by Dr. William Gwathmey, but the rear ell contains a fragment of a Colonial-period frame dwelling erected by the Burwell family. The main section is a two-story, stuccoed brick dwelling with a standing seam metal gable roof. The earlier portion is topped by a hipped roof. Also on the property are a 19th century boxwood garden, the contributing old smokehouse, an early framed barn (that was the original meetinghouse of the Beulah Baptist Church), and the Gwathmey family cemetery surrounded by a brick wall.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ NRIS
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burlington". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.