Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia)

Dewberry is a historic home and approximately 480 acre farm located at Beaverdam in western Hanover County, Virginia.[3]

Dewberry
Dewberry, HABS Photo
Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia)
Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia) is located in the United States
Dewberry (Beaverdam, Virginia)
LocationApproximately 1 mi. NE of jct. of VA 738 and VA 601, Beaverdam, Virginia
Coordinates37°53′47″N 77°35′24″W / 37.89639°N 77.59000°W / 37.89639; -77.59000
Area481.5 acres (194.9 ha)
Built1833 (1833)
Architectural styleEarly Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.96000576[1]
VLR No.042-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1996
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1996[2]

History edit

It was built in 1833 for the Rev. John Cooke, first rector of the now-historic Trinity Church nearby (Rev. Cooke laying the cornerstone in 1830). In 1831, Rev. Cooke married the widowed Elizabeth Edmonia Churchill Berkeley, who had inherited about 227 acres from her late husband. Rev. Cooke was an avid gardener, and some of the boxwoods in the formal garden date from his era. His widow purchased the property from his estate when he died in 1861, and bequeathed it to her daughters, one of whom owned it until nearly 1906. However, the property had several different owners in the early 20th century, before its purchase by Samuel Dixon in 1920, who restored and modified the existing structures, as well as constructed a dairy and made provision for electricity. His descendants still lived on the property in 1996 when it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places .

Architecture edit

The brick dwelling has a five-part Palladian-design. The two-story, three-bay, hip-roofed, central block connects to two-story flanking wings by one-story, one-bay hyphens. The property also contains contributing formal gardens, a small brick outbuilding, and slave quarters.[3]


References edit

  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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b Debra L. Parr (October 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dewberry". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

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