Burlington (Aylett, Virginia)

Burlington
Nearest city Aylett, Virginia
Area 782 acres (316 ha)
Built 1842
Architectural style Classical Revival, Colonial
NRHP Reference # 78003023 [1]
VLR # 050-0010
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 30, 1978
Designated VLR March 15, 1977[2]

Burlington is a historic plantation house located near Aylett, King William County, Virginia. The main house is a two-part structure consisting of the Classical Revival-style main portion, erected in 1842, and a fragment of a Colonial-period frame dwelling serving as the rear ell. 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 the contributing old smokehouse, an early framed barn, and a family cemetery surrounded by a brick wall.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burlington" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.


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