Cessford (Eastville, Virginia)

Cessford is a historic plantation house located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1801, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a later two-story brick addition. It has a slate covered gable roof and features central pedimented porches on the north and south facades. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, quarter kitchen, a utility building, and the original pattern of a garden. During the American Civil War, Brigadier General Henry Hayes Lockwood on July 23, 1862, commandeered the property for his headquarters and remained in residence of the property throughout the war.[3]

Cessford
Cessford, HABS Photo
Cessford (Eastville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Cessford (Eastville, Virginia)
Cessford (Eastville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Cessford (Eastville, Virginia)
Location16546 Courthouse Rd., Eastville, Virginia
Coordinates37°20′59″N 75°56′54″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1801 (1801)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.03001441[1]
VLR No.214-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 16, 2004
Designated VLRSeptember 10, 2003[2]

The house was named after Cessford, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early settler.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Eastville Historical District.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Jean M. Mihalyka and Mary C. Taylor (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cessford" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. pp. 77–78.


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