Greenfield
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Greenfield (Charlotte Court House, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Greenfield (Charlotte Court House, Virginia)
Greenfield (Charlotte Court House, Virginia) is located in the United States
Greenfield (Charlotte Court House, Virginia)
LocationE of Charlotte Court House on VA 656, near Charlotte Court House, Virginia
Coordinates37°4′1″N 78°35′2″W / 37.06694°N 78.58389°W / 37.06694; -78.58389
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1771 (1771)
NRHP reference No.73002000[1]
VLR No.019-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1973
Designated VLROctober 17, 1972[2]

Greenfield is a historic plantation house located near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1771 as the main residence of Isaac Read (1739–1777), a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. It is a frame dwelling consisting of a five-bay, single-pile, two-story main section flanked by two-bay one-story wings. It is topped by a shallow gable roof and the rear elevation features a full-width shed roof gallery.[3]

One of its former owners was Thomas Jackson Charlton IV, a physician from Savannah, Georgia. He inherited it from his mother-in-law.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenfield" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photos
  4. ^ "Obituary". The Charlotte Gazette. March 10, 1955.


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