Kendall Grove is a historic plantation house located near Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1813, and is a two-story, Federal style wood-frame house with two-story projecting pavilions on the front and the rear and smaller two-story wings on each end added about 1840. It is cross-shaped in plan. The main house is joined by a long passage to a wood-frame kitchen-laundry. The house was improved about 1840, with the addition of Greek Revival style interior details. It was the home of Congressman and General Severn E. Parker.[3] The home has the name of Colonel William Kendall, the original owner of the site.[4]
Kendall Grove | |
.jpg) Kendall Grove, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | VA 674, near Eastville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°22′56″N 75°56′35″W / 37.38222°N 75.94306°W |
| Area | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | c. 1813, c. 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004576[1] |
| VLR No. | 065-0060 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | October 21, 1980[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kendall Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. American guide series. Works Progress Administration. p. 77.
External links edit
- Kendall Grove, State Route 674, Eastville, Northampton County, VA 12 photos, 2 data pages, and 2 photo caption pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Kendall Grove, Connecting Passageway & Kitchen, State Route 674, Eastville, Northampton County, VA 8 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Kendall Grove, Dairy, Outhouse, & Smokehouse, State Route 674, Eastville, Northampton County, VA 1 photo and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey