Hesse (Blakes, Virginia)

Hesse
Location East of Cobbs Creek off VA 631, near Blakes, Virginia
Coordinates 37°30′50″N 76°22′03″W / 37.51389°N 76.36750°W / 37.51389; -76.36750Coordinates: 37°30′50″N 76°22′03″W / 37.51389°N 76.36750°W / 37.51389; -76.36750
Area 150 acres (61 ha)
Built c. 1725 (1725)
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 74002137[1]
VLR # 057-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 12, 1974
Designated VLR November 20, 1973[2]

Hesse is a historic plantation house located near Blakes, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built about 1725, and is a five-bay, two-story Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a single-pile plan and is topped by a gable roof. A modern five-bay flanking south wing was built in 1952.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "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 (November 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hesse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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