Hesse (Blakes, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°30′50″N 76°22′03″W / 37.51389°N 76.36750°W / 37.51389; -76.36750
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Hesse
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Hesse (Blakes, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Hesse (Blakes, Virginia)
Hesse (Blakes, Virginia) is located in the United States
Hesse (Blakes, Virginia)
LocationEast of Cobbs Creek off VA 631, near Blakes, Virginia
Coordinates37°30′50″N 76°22′03″W / 37.51389°N 76.36750°W / 37.51389; -76.36750
Area150 acres (61 ha)
Builtc. 1725 (1725)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.74002137[1]
VLR No.057-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1974
Designated VLRNovember 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[edit]

  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 (November 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hesse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo