Point of Rocks is a historic plantation house located near Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a one-story, three-bay, double pile dwelling with weatherboard siding and a low-pitched hipped standing seam metal roof in the Greek Revival style. Also on the property is a contributing garage. The property was the location of a Union military observation point and headquarters for General Benjamin F. Butler and hospital established in 1864 during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War.[3] Union troops of the 2nd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment fought a skirmish against Confederate forces at Point of Rocks on May 23, 1864.[4]
Point of Rocks | |
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| Location | 1005 Point of Rocks Rd., Chester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°19′18″N 77°20′17″W / 37.32167°N 77.33806°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000134[1] |
| VLR No. | 020-0123 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 10, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | December 6, 2004[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Crystal C. Monroe and Department of Historic Resources Staff (August 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Point of Rocks" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
- ^ United States War Department (1895). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Vol. 36 Serial 68. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. p. 195.