Battersea (Petersburg, Virginia)
Battersea | |
Battersea, HABS Photo | |
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Location | 1289 Upper Appomattox St., Petersburg, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°13′38″N 77°25′45″W / 37.22722°N 77.42917°WCoordinates: 37°13′38″N 77°25′45″W / 37.22722°N 77.42917°W |
Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
Built | c. 1768 |
Architectural style | Early Republic, Georgian |
NRHP Reference # | 69000344[1] |
VLR # | 123-0059 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
Designated VLR | May 13, 1969, December 7, 2005, April 12, 2006[2] |
Battersea is a historic home located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was built about 1768, for Colonel John Banister (1734-1788), the first mayor of Petersburg and a signer of the Articles of Confederation. It is a symmetrical five-part Palladian house consisting of a two-story central block topped by a pyramidal roof, one-story wings that act as hyphens, and 1 1/2-story end pavilions. Also on the property are the contributing greenhouse and a kitchen, which may have additionally served as a laundry and servants’ quarter. The property also includes the contributing sites of an 18th-century formal garden and a stable.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Battersea" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos
- ↑ Christopher V. Novelli (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Battersea (updated)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
External links
Media related to Battersea (Petersburg, Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons
- Battersea, 793 Appomattox Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, VA: 32 photos, 19 measured drawings, and 9 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey