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Poplar Springs (Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°22′40″N 76°58′15″W / 37.37778°N 76.97083°W / 37.37778; -76.97083
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Poplar Springs
Poplar Springs (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Poplar Springs (Virginia)
Poplar Springs (Virginia) is located in the United States
Poplar Springs (Virginia)
Location17300 The Glebe Ln., Charles City, Virginia
Coordinates37°22′40″N 76°58′15″W / 37.37778°N 76.97083°W / 37.37778; -76.97083
Area91 acres (37 ha)
Built1809 (1809), 1840–1844
Architectural styleCenter-passage plan
NRHP reference No.94001028[1]
VLR No.018-0018
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1994
Designated VLRMarch 10, 1994[2]

Poplar Springs is a historic home located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1809, and expanded in 1840–1844. It is a 1+12-story, three-bay, frame dwelling with a center-passage plan. It has a gable roof and brick chimney. It is representative of vernacular Tidewater Virginia architecture.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

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  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. ^ Brian E. Gordineer (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Poplar Springs" (PDF). and Accompanying photo