Battersea (Petersburg, Virginia)

Battersea

Battersea, HABS Photo
Location 1289 Upper Appomattox St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′38″N 77°25′45″W / 37.22722°N 77.42917°W / 37.22722; -77.42917Coordinates: 37°13′38″N 77°25′45″W / 37.22722°N 77.42917°W / 37.22722; -77.42917
Area 35 acres (14 ha)
Built c. 1768 (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. 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 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Christopher V. Novelli (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Battersea (updated)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

External links

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