Kittiewan

Historic house in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
Kittiewan
Virginia Landmarks Register
37°18′05″N 77°02′51″W / 37.30139°N 77.04750°W / 37.30139; -77.04750
Area85 acres (34 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
NRHP reference No.79003316[1]
VLR No.018-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1979
Designated VLRSeptember 20, 1977[2]

Kittiewan, originally known as Millford, is a historic plantation house near New Hope, Charles City County, Virginia, US, built in the 18th century. it is a typical Colonial-period medium-size wood-frame Virginia Tidewater plantation house, comprising a 1+12-story, main section with a gable roof, with an original gable-roofed ell and later lean-to addition.

Its first known owner was Dr. William Rickman, the first Director of Hospitals of the Continental Army in Virginia during the American Revolution.[3] Stewardship of the house and surrounding 720 acres (2.9 km2) is administered by the Archeological Society of Virginia. The house and grounds are open to the public by appointment.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Gallery

Kittiewan, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, ca. 1930s
Kittiewan, fireplace and panelled surround, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, ca. 1930s

References

  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 (September 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kittiewan" (PDF). and Accompanying photo

External links

  • Kittiewan Plantation - Managed by the Archeological Society of Virginia
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